Tremendous progress has been made in basic neuroscience in recent decades. One area
that has been especially successful is research on how the brain detects and responds to …

Background Anxiety disorders first emerge during the critical developmental periods of
childhood and adolescence. This review synthesizes recent findings on the prevalence, risk …

Behavioral inhibition (BI) is an early-appearing temperament characterized by strong
reactions to novelty. BI shows a good deal of stability over childhood and significantly …

Irritability, defined as an increased propensity to exhibit increased anger relative to one's
peers, is a common clinical problem in youth. Irritability can be conceptualized as aberrant …

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is a comprehensive introduction to the field. It
covers theoretical and methodological foundations and examines the characteristics …

Social anxiety disorder represents a debilitating condition that has large adverse effects on
the quality of social connections, educational achievement and wellbeing. Age-of-onset data …

When extreme, anxiety can become debilitating. Anxiety disorders, which often first emerge
early in development, are common and challenging to treat, yet the underlying mechanisms …

Across clinical and subclinical samples, anxiety has been associated with increased
attentional capture by cues signaling danger. Various cognitive models attribute the onset …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) markedly impairs daily functioning. For adolescents, SAD can
constrain typical development precisely when social experiences broaden, peers' opinions …

Objective: Although both pediatric and adult patients with anxiety disorders exhibit similar
neural responding to threats, age-related differences have been found in some functional …