SEPARATION ANXIETY

Course overview

SEPARATION ANXIETY DISORDER (SAD) REFERS TO AN EXAGGERATION OF OTHERWISE DEVELOPMENTALLY NORMAL ANXIETY MANIFESTED BY EXCESSIVE CONCERN, WORRY, AND EVEN DREAD OF THE REAL OR ANTICIPATED SEPARATION FROM AN ATTACHMENT FIGURE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA, AVAILABLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS OF SAD, INCLUDING PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM, INCLUDING PEDIATRICIANS, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, AND SPECIALTY PROVIDERS IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.