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Understanding separation anxiety disorder
Abstract
Background:
When children are acutely ill and life is threatened, separation anxiety can develop in parents and children. Separation anxiety has been studied through two traditions--as a normative phenomenon and as a disorder.
Source:
A comprehensive review of the literature.
Objective:
To analyze and evaluate the literature to derive clinical and research implications.
Conclusions:
Support was found for the development of interventions beyond the developmental stage of early childhood. The need for a family approach was evident.