How serious are common childhood fears?
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Objective The present study examined the clinical status of common childhood fears.Method Fears of the 290 children aged 8 to 13 years were assessed and then their severity was explored by means of a structured diagnostic interview measuring anxiety disorders according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).Results Childhood fears reflect significant anxiety disorders in a substantial minority (i.e. 22.8%) of the children.Conclusions In most children, childhood fears are part of the normal development. However, in some children, these fears reflect serious anxiety problems which interfere with daily routine.
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- Authors
- Muris, P., Merckelbach, H., Mayer, B., & Prins, E.
- Affiliations
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Muris, Peter
- Venue
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-03
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 217-228
- ISSN
- 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2092911325
- Cited by
- 195
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Therapy and Development
- Keywords
- children's fears, anxiety disorders, children, DSM diagnostic criteria, typical development
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Anxiety, Catchment Area, Health, Child, Child Behavior, Psychology, Child, Fear, Humans, Netherlands, Phobic Disorders, Severity of Illness Index, Prevalence
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