Editing Anxiety disorder (section)

===Treatments for children ===
Both therapy and a number of medications have been found to be useful for treating childhood anxiety disorders.<ref name=Wang2017>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wang Z, Whiteside SP, Sim L, Farah W, Morrow AS, Alsawas M, Barrionuevo P, Tello M, Asi N, Beuschel B, Daraz L, Almasri J, Zaiem F, Larrea-Mantilla L, Ponce OJ, LeBlanc A, Prokop LJ, Murad MH | title = Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | journal = JAMA Pediatrics | volume = 171 | issue = 11 | pages = 1049–1056 | date = November 2017 | pmid = 28859190 | pmc = 5710373 | doi = 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.3036 }}</ref> Therapy is generally preferred to medication.<ref name="Higa-McMillan"/>

[[Cognitive behavioral therapy]] (CBT) is a good first-line therapy approach.<ref name="Higa-McMillan">{{cite journal | vauthors = Higa-McMillan CK, Francis SE, Rith-Najarian L, Chorpita BF | title = Evidence Base Update: 50 Years of Research on Treatment for Child and Adolescent Anxiety | journal = Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | volume = 45 | issue = 2 | pages = 91–113 | date = 3 March 2016 | pmid = 26087438 | doi = 10.1080/15374416.2015.1046177 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Studies have gathered substantial evidence for treatments that are not CBT-based as effective forms of treatment, expanding treatment options for those who do not respond to CBT.<ref name="Higa-McMillan" /> Although studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of CBT for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, evidence that it is more effective than [[Standard treatment|treatment as usual]], medication, or [[Wait list control group|wait list controls]] is inconclusive.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = James AC, James G, Cowdrey FA, Soler A, Choke A | title = Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2015 | issue = 2 | pages = CD004690 | date = February 2015 | pmid = 25692403 | pmc = 6491167 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD004690.pub4 }}</ref> Like adults, children may undergo psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or counseling. [[Family therapy]] is a form of treatment in which the child meets with a therapist together with the primary guardians and siblings.<ref name=CRD2017/> Each family member may attend individual therapy, but family therapy is typically a form of group therapy. Art and [[play therapy]] are also used. [[Art therapy]] is most commonly used when the child will not or cannot verbally communicate due to trauma or a disability in which they are nonverbal. Participating in art activities allows the child to express what they otherwise may not be able to communicate to others.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kozlowska K, Hanney L |title=Family Assessment and Intervention Using an Interactive Art Exercise |journal=Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy |date=June 1999 |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=61–69 |doi=10.1002/j.1467-8438.1999.tb00358.x }}</ref> In play therapy, the child is allowed to play however they please as a therapist observes them. The therapist may intercede from time to time with a question, comment, or suggestion. This is often most effective when the family of the child plays a role in the treatment.<ref name="CRD2017">{{cite journal | vauthors = Creswell C, Cruddace S, Gerry S, Gitau R, McIntosh E, Mollison J, Murray L, Shafran R, Stein A, Violato M, Voysey M, Willetts L, Williams N, Yu LM, Cooper PJ | title = Treatment of childhood anxiety disorder in the context of maternal anxiety disorder: a randomised controlled trial and economic analysis | journal = Health Technology Assessment | volume = 19 | issue = 38 | pages = 1–184, vii–viii | date = May 2015 | pmid = 26004142 | pmc = 4781330 | doi = 10.3310/hta19380 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1037/10439-012 |chapter=Humanistic play therapy |title=Humanistic psychotherapies: Handbook of research and practice |year=2002 | vauthors = Bratton SC, Ray D |pages=369–402 |isbn=978-1-55798-787-7 }}</ref>