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Treatment of Comorbid Anxiety and Disruptive Behavior in Youth

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Comorbid disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) in youth with anxiety disorders may be particularly problematic for children and their families with regard to functional impairment and treatment outcomes. Although understudied, phenomenology and hypotheses of the co-occurrence of anxiety disorders and DBD are discussed. Further, research has shown that anxious youth with comorbid DBD have attenuated treatment response; reasons for this are presented. In light of this, several treatment approaches are provided and illuminated by a case study.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, 7523, 880 6th Street, South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, USA

    Omar Rahman Ph.D. & Eric A. Storch Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street, SW Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Chelsea M. Ale Ph.D.

  3. Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, 210069, 1430 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0069, USA

    Michael L. Sulkowski Ph.D.

  4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, 7523, 880 6th Street, South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, USA

    Eric A. Storch Ph.D.

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Rahman, O., Ale, C.M., Sulkowski, M.L., Storch, E.A. (2013). Treatment of Comorbid Anxiety and Disruptive Behavior in Youth. In: Storch, E., McKay, D. (eds) Handbook of Treating Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6458-7_6

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