separation anxiety disorder (sad) is the most commonly diagnosed and impairing childhood anxiety disorder. given that sad symptoms in early childhood have been linked to later psychopathology, early identification and treatment of it is critical. the aim of the present study was the examination of validity and reliability of separation anxiety assessment scale-parent version (saas-p) (hahn, haj...

abstract objective compared to other pediatric emergencies, febrile convulsions (fc), despite having an excellent prognosis, are a main cause of considerable anxiety among mothers of children faced with their child's first febrile convulsion. consequently, one of the physician's most important responsibilities in the management of pediatric febrile convulsions is to educate and guide mothers on...

Reflects an interaction between genetic susceptibility and environmental factors such as stress are likely underlying neurobiology of major depression. Various have been proposed in anxiety behaviors caused by childhood stress, but the role 5HT-3 5HT-2c receptors its occurrence has less investigated. Excessive expression related genes brain is associated with formation (1-3). In this research, ...

OBJECTIVES To determine potential risk factors and behaviors associated with separation anxiety and develop a practical index to help in the diagnosis of separation anxiety in dogs. DESIGN Case-control study. ANIMALS 200 dogs with separation anxiety and 200 control dogs with other behavior problems. PROCEDURES Medical records were reviewed for signalment, history of behavior problems, hom...

BACKGROUND Some early life exposures may result in a well controlled stress response, which can reduce stress related anxiety. Breast feeding may be a marker of some relevant exposures. AIMS To assess whether breast feeding is associated with modification of the relation between parental divorce and anxiety. METHODS Observational study using longitudinal birth cohort data. Linear regression...

INTRODUCTION Our aim was to examine infants' behavioral and physiological stress responses to three weekly maternal separations, in relation to maternal prenatal psychosocial stress and cortisol. The hypothesis was that more prenatal stress and higher cortisol concentrations would predict smaller decreases in negative behavior and cortisol responses over the separations (i.e. less habituation)....

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the association between separation anxiety and actual separation events during childhood in adult patients with agoraphobia with or without panic disorder (PD). METHOD Forty-two women with agoraphobia with or without PD participated in long-term follow-ups after exposure-in-vivo treatment. We assessed separation anxiety and separation events from age ...