In last week’s column I described separation anxiety followed by the more severe form of anxiety, separation anxiety disorder. In summary, it is not unusual for a child to display displeasure when he ...

Sarah sits on the couch, clutching her stuffed bear. Her finger nails are visibly torn; they’ve been bleeding again. Her mom, meanwhile, is calling into work again. She’ll have to explain for what ...

What are signs of separation anxiety? There are many reasons why a child might have difficulty separating from a parent or caregiver. One of these reasons is a specific anxiety disorder called ...

There are lots of things parents can do, both proactively and in the moment, when anxiety and worry show up for children ...

It is not unusual for a child to display displeasure when parting from caregivers, which usually include the child’s parents. During this normal phase of development, the child often displays ...

Anxiety is a significant feature of mental health conditions besides generalized anxiety disorder, marked by a state of persistent worry and apprehension. Perhaps most prominently, anxiety is a ...

Each day, millions of dogs greet their returning owners with tails wagging as though they've been separated for an eternity. But behind approximately every four or six of those happy faces lie the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Almost 20% of US adults deal with one or more anxiety disorders each year, according to ...