NETwork Interventions Blog

There are a number of reasons why we may become anxious.  Read more...

When we are anxious, our behaviour changes and also causes the behaviours of those around us to change.  Read more...

We spoke yesterday about the physical sensations we have in anxiety. When our bodies are sending messages to our brain about how anxious we are, this impacts on our thoughts.  Read more...

In our previous blogs we have discussed the different types of anxiety disorder. Although we might display our anxiety through different behaviours there are some similar processes happening in each disorder.  Read more...

Young people with developmental disabilities are more likely to also experience other mental health conditions compared to those without. Anxiety is in particular a likely mental health problem that will be experienced.  Read more...

Separation anxiety disorder tends to be classified by the following symptoms; Read more...

Social phobia is described as the fear of humiliation or embarrassment in social and/or performance situations, which may lead to avoidance of social situations, social withdrawal and isolation (APA 2000). Read more...

In a discussion differentiating “a phase versus a disorder,” Chansky (2004) suggests that if your child’s fears and concerns seem reasonable given the context, if they are responsive to your suggestions and if the symptoms decrease over time and are not time-consuming, then this is likely a developmental phase.  Read more...

The most prevalent childhood childhood anxiety disorders are generalised anxiety disorder, social phobia, and separation anxiety.  Read more...

Panic Disorder Read more...