Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Anxiety in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults.

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am

Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, 8955 Highway 98 West, Suite 204, Miramar Beach, FL 32550, USA. Electronic address:

Published: April 2023

An integrative approach to treating anxiety in children and adolescents takes a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach. Early life stress may translate into anxiety via epigenetic mechanisms, the adoption of maladaptive coping tendencies (poor eating, sedentary lifestyle, substance use), and dysregulation of central autonomic nervous system function. Each of these mechanisms may increase inflammatory markers. This article will explore the efficacy of CIM interventions that work on these mechanisms through mind-body-medicine, acupuncture, nutrition, and supplements.

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