Homeopathic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children

Anxiety means a kind of worry or concern. It is also a form of emotion. An excess of anxiety lasting for a long time and causing problems to one's self, one's activities of daily living and those around them is often termed as an anxiety disorder. It is found in children, adults, old people and both males and females. The detailed description of the signs and symptoms will be covered in the section below.

Although there are a variety of anxiety disorders like Panic attacks, Phobias, Acute Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Phobia, in this blog, we will be talking about Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Children and Homeopathic treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children.

Let us understand what are the signs and symptoms of Anxiety Disorders in Children

We commonly see the following symptoms in Generalized Anxiety Disorders

1. The child experiences excessive worry, apprehension about a number of school events (such as sports, stage performance, exams, singing, acting, dancing etc) or worry related to school performance (reaching late for school, not completing homework etc).

2. The child often finds it very difficult to control the worry. The worry is present even when their performance is not evaluated

3. The worry extends beyond schooling into worry about natural calamities and catastrophic events.

4. Children who experience excessive anxiety tend to be more punctual, often re do their work until they find it to be perfect etc.

5. They keep searching for someone to approve their work.

6. The sleep is often light and they wake up with a start. They even find it difficult to go off to sleep or to stay asleep.

7. Bodily symptoms develop such as being easily fatigued, muscle tension, body ache and pain.


Homeopathic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children

Homeopathic medicines for anxiety disorders in children aims at understanding the anxiety symptoms individually and in a holistic manner. The homeopathic doctor assesses the level and quality of anxiety symptoms, analyses them and prescribes the medicine accordingly. The aim of treatment is reducing the anxiety symptoms in a natural way and improving coping skills in stressful situations.

Counselling and cognitive behavioral therapy may also be required (depending from case to case) and is often helpful when taken along with homeopathic medicines.

Social support is extremely important in dealing with psychological issues such and anxiety and depression. The family member must also be oriented about the difficulties the child may be facing and the taught the best ways to deal with them.


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