The child or adolescent exhibits excessive anxiety and worry about events or activities such as school and has difficulty controlling these worries. There may also be restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep difficulties.
Anxious children are often overly tense or uptight.
Some may seek a lot of reassurance, and their worries may interfere with activities. Because anxious children may also be quiet, compliant and eager to please, their difficulties may be missed. Treatment Severe anxiety problems in children can be treated.