Philip C. Kendall - Child & Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

Phil Kendall, a professor at Temple University, discusses anxiety in children, emphasizing its normalcy and potential to lead to future mental health issues if untreated. He outlines a treatment program focusing on skill-building and exposure, rather than eliminating anxiety. The program, called the Coping Cat, has shown a 60% success rate in studies. Kendall highlights the importance of not overly accommodating anxiety in schools and the benefits of successful treatment on long-term outcomes like education and employment.

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