Daniel Pine: Understanding and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Anxiety disorders are all too common in children and adolescents and their incidence has increased considerably during the past decade. Social interactions (positive or negative) in the home, schools, and the digital world have a major influence on a child’s risk for anxiety and major depression. In this episode I talk with Dr. Danny Pine at the National Institute of Mental Health who has devoted his career to the problem of mental health problems in children. His research has advanced an understanding of the complex factors that determine whether or not a child develops an anxiety disorder, the brain circuits involved, and the behavioral and pharmacological interventions that can provide effective treatments. 

LINKS 

Dr. Pine’s NIH webpage:

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research/research-conducted-at-nimh/research-areas/clinics-and-labs/edb/sdan

Articles

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9248771/pdf/nihms-1797515.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8490291/pdf/nihms-1734583.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9931491/pdf/nihms-1858084.pdf