Children and Adolescents with Anxiety
Duration: 105 minutes
Program ID: 95
This broadcast will provide information about the mental health well-being of children and adolescents, in particular, the anxiety experienced by this group in the population. The program will address a range of clinical approaches to treating anxiety in children and adolescents and co-morbidity issues such as depression.
The broadcast will provide a better understanding of treating children and adolescents with anxiety. There will be case studies that highlight the issues concerning anxiety in children and adolescents. The program will also provide information about resources available to health professionals to assist in treating and caring for children and adolescents with anxiety.
Speakers — Chair: Geraldine Doogue, Presenter of Life Matters on ABC Radio National. — Professor Ian Hickie, Chief Executive Officer, National Depression Initiative, Melbourne VIC. — Professor Sue Spence, University of Queensland, member of an expert panel established to advise on clinical approaches to early intervention in child and adolescent mental health. — Associate Professor Michael Sawyer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide SA, member of the National Collaborating Group established to facilitate the Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being. — Dr Christine McAuliffe, General Practitioner, Brisbane QLD.
Broadcast Dates
This program was first broadcast on the Foundation's satellite network on Tuesday 12 August 2008.
Accreditation
Note: This program is no longer being distributed by the Rural Health Education Foundation. These program details are provided for information only.
