Abstract
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in adolescents and remain significantly undertreated. Appropriate screening, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescent anxiety disorders is important, as early intervention may prevent or reduce risk for other psychiatric disorders and functional impairment in adulthood. Screening should be done by mental health and primary care providers routinely to identify adolescents with anxiety disorders or those at risk of developing anxiety disorders. Several studies have evaluated the utility of therapy and medications in the management of adolescent anxiety disorders, and the most effective treatment continues to be cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in combination with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. To provide greater access to care and reduce barriers to treatment, novel interventions including Internet-delivered CBT and applied games have been developed and show promising results in early studies. This article reviews the most common anxiety disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, with specific attention to how presentation and treatment may differ in adolescents. [ Psychiatr Ann. 2019;49(6):251–255.]
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