妙佑医疗国际的儿科焦虑障碍专科门诊为焦虑障碍患者提供先进的循证医学和心理治疗，包括：
- 惊恐障碍。
- 强迫症。
- 社交恐怖症。
- 广泛性焦虑障碍。
- 分离焦虑。
- 特定的恐怖症。
门诊服务
妙佑医疗国际小儿焦虑障碍专科门诊包括三个主要服务项目：
诊断专科门诊
诊断专科门诊在一天时间内全面评估焦虑、恐惧、紧张和担忧加剧的儿童与青少年患者。专科门诊工作人员全面评估患者，并及时提供诊断和治疗建议。在评估过程中采用结构化诊断问诊、问卷调查和临床问诊。
专科门诊配有一名临床儿童和青少年心理医生和一名专门治疗焦虑障碍的精神科医生。这有助于从医学和心理学的角度综合理解孩子的症状。
儿童焦虑门诊治疗
门诊部可提供认知行为疗法和药物管理。心理疗法主要包括基于暴露的认知行为疗法。这种治疗不仅会教儿童管理焦虑的技能，还会教父母如何有效提供支持。
借助这些工具，孩子和治疗师罗列一系列使孩子感到焦虑的情况。在治疗师的帮助下，孩子慢慢面对这些恐惧，并学着如何管理恐惧。通常需要 10 次治疗，每周进行一次。
儿童焦虑症强化治疗
对于那些无法在妙佑医疗国际长期接受治疗的家庭，我们也以强化形式提供针对儿童和青少年焦虑障碍的治疗。治疗可在五天内以九次治疗的形式进行。这些强化治疗的目标是：
- 教导孩子和家长成为焦虑症的专家，以及了解行为治疗的作用原理。
- 通过成功完成暴露于焦虑诱导环境的过程，减轻孩子的症状。
- 教导孩子和家长如何自行使用暴露疗法，以便他们可以继续在家进行治疗。
通过电话提供随访护理。
Additional resource
临床试验
在小儿焦虑障碍专科门诊接受治疗的儿童及其家人可以参加临床试验。这些试验包括开发诊断工具；制定和改进治疗方案；了解引发焦虑障碍的个体因素和环境因素；以及使用神经成像对焦虑障碍进行神经生物学研究。
当前研究包括比较不同版儿童焦虑障碍认知行为疗法的随机对照试验以及检视技术在治疗中的应用。
Mayo Clinic's Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic provides advanced, evidence-based medical and psychological treatment for children and teenagers with the following conditions:
Find answers to common questions about the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic, including how the program works, what to expect during treatment and how to get started.
How do I know if my child has anxiety or OCD?
Many children experience worries or fears at times. However, anxiety or OCD may require treatment if symptoms are very distressing or interfere with daily life, such as attending school, sleeping, taking part in activities or interacting with others. A comprehensive evaluation can help determine whether your child would benefit from care.
What age groups do you treat?
Our clinic provides care for children and teenagers across a range of developmental stages, from children in preschool to high school. Treatment is tailored to the child's age, needs and level of functioning. Group-based treatments are available for youths ages 7 to 18.
What happens during the first visit?
The first visit includes a detailed evaluation of your child's symptoms, history and daily functioning. The care team will recommend a treatment plan and discuss next steps with you and your child.
What is exposure therapy?
Exposure therapy is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps children gradually face situations, thoughts or bodily sensations that cause anxiety. Over time, this process helps reduce fear and build confidence.
Why are parents involved in treatment?
Parent involvement is an important part of treatment. Parents learn how to support their children during and after therapy sessions, which helps reinforce progress and maintain improvements at home.
What is the 5-day intensive treatment program?
The five-day intensive program provides multiple daily therapy sessions over one week (Monday through Friday). This format allows children and families to make meaningful progress in a shorter period of time.
How long does treatment take?
The length of treatment varies based on each child's needs. Some families participate in a five-day intensive program with continued work after returning home, while others attend weekly sessions over 6 to 8 weeks, depending on the child's needs.
What is the best treatment for childhood anxiety disorders and OCD?
Our research suggests that parent-coached exposure therapy is more effective than the most studied cognitive-behavioral therapy. Medicines can be added to therapy as needed.
Do you offer virtual or in-person care?
Virtual or in-person initial assessment may be available based on your family's needs. Contact the clinic to learn about current options.
Is taking medicine required?
Medicine is not required for treatment to be successful. When appropriate, psychiatric consultation can help decide whether medicine may be helpful as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.
Does insurance cover treatment?
Insurance coverage varies. We recommend checking with your insurance provider to ensure your policy covers treatment.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
Can families from outside Minnesota receive care?
Yes. The five-day intensive treatment program helps to support families traveling from outside the region.
How do I schedule an appointment or make a referral?
Parents or physicians can request an appointment online or by calling 507-266-5100, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday.
The treatment provided through Mayo Clinic's Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic is based on the latest research on how to treat childhood anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) effectively and efficiently.
Studies from Mayo Clinic's Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Laboratory have shown that Parent-Coached Exposure Therapy can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms and improve functioning in children and adolescents. Our research also shows that more intensive treatments can be more effective. That means families can make meaningful progress in less time.
Mayo Clinic researchers continue to study anxiety disorders and OCD to improve care and expand access to treatment. Current research focuses on how treatment is delivered, factors that affect anxiety and ways technology can support care.
Developing parent-coached exposure therapy
To provide better options for children with anxiety disorders and OCD, a team of Mayo Clinic researchers and therapists reviewed how treatment is typically delivered. The team found that exposure therapy was the most important part of treatment (Ale et al., 2015; Whiteside et al., 2020). Based on these findings, the team developed a pilot study of parent-coached exposure therapy. The pilot suggested that it would be possible to help youth improve more quickly if exposure therapy started early and included parents (Whiteside et al., 2015).
Researchers then developed a clinical trial to compare Parent-Coached Exposure Therapy with traditional cognitive behavioral therapy. In the study, children and teens ages 7 to 17 received one of the two treatments. Researchers measured progress halfway through treatment and again 14 weeks after treatment started.
Researchers found clear differences between the two treatment approaches. Children who received Parent-Coached Exposure Therapy:
- Experienced more improvement.
- Improved faster.
- Needed fewer appointments.
- Participated more fully in daily activities.
- Often began to improve soon after starting exposure exercises.
Research suggests that Parent-Coached Exposure Therapy works well for both children and teens, including those with more severe symptoms. (Whiteside et al., 2024).
Additional studies from Mayo Clinic show that both our five-day intensive treatment program and once-weekly group treatment program can lead to significant improvement in anxiety and OCD symptoms. (Whiteside et al., 2014; Whiteside et al., 2018; Brennan et al., 2023)
Selected bibliography
- Ale, C. M., McCarthy, D. M., Rothschild, L., & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2015). Components of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Related to Outcome in Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 18, 240-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-015-0184-8
- Brennan, E., Bailey, K. J., Biggs, B. K., Cunningham, M. L., Dammann, J. E., Reneson-Feeder, S. T., Tiede, M. S., & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2023). An Uncontrolled Investigation of the Feasibility of Parent-Coached Exposure Therapy for Youth with Anxiety Disorders. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32, 1681-1693. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02396-w
- Gloe, L. M., Biggs, B. K., Geske, J. R., Reneson-Feeder, S. T., Dammann, J. E., Hofschulte, D. R., & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2026). Effects of Parent-Coached Exposure Therapy Versus CBT on Avoidance, Impairment, and Remission in Childhood Anxiety. Behavior Therapy, 57(1), 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2025.07.002
- Gloe, L. M., Biggs, B. K., Lipinski, A. W., Pejic, J., Kor, A. K., Knapp, J., Lin, A. J., & Whiteside, S. P. H. (2025). Session Content in Parent-Coached Exposure Therapy Versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2025.2579294
- Whiteside, S. P. H., McKay, D., De Nadai, A. S., Tiede, M. S., Ale, C. M., & Storch, E. A. (2014). A baseline controlled examination of a 5-day intensive treatment for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research, 220(1-2), 441-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.006
- Whiteside, S. P. H., Ale, C. M., Young, B., Dammann, J., Tiede, M. S., & Biggs, B. K. (2015). The feasibility of improving CBT for childhood anxiety disorders through a dismantling study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 73, 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.07.011
- Whiteside, S. P. H., Biggs, B. K., Geske, J. R., Gloe, L. M., Reneson-Feeder, S. T., Cunningham, M., Dammann, J. E., Brennan, E., Ong, M. L., Olsen, M. W., & Hofschulte, D. R. (2024). Parent-coached exposure therapy versus cognitive behavior therapy for childhood anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 104, 102877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102877
- Whiteside, S. P. H., Dammann, J. E., Tiede, M. S., Biggs, B. K., & Hillson Jensen, A. (2018). Increasing Availability of Exposure Therapy Through Intensive Group Treatment for Childhood Anxiety and OCD. Behav Modif, 42(5), 707-728. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445517730831
- Whiteside, S. P. H., Gloe, L. M., & Biggs, B. K. (2026). Differentiating the Course of Symptom Improvement Between Two Treatments for Childhood Anxiety Disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 82: 1142-1153. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.70140
- Whiteside, S. P. H., Sim, L. A., Morrow, A. S., Farah, W. H., Hilliker, D. R., Murad, M. H., & Wang, Z. (2020). A Meta-analysis to Guide the Enhancement of CBT for Childhood Anxiety: Exposure Over Anxiety Management. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 23(1), 102-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-019-00303-2
Publications
See a list of publications about child and adolescent anxiety disorders and OCD by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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