Remission More Important than Response in Children with Anxiety
Remission and response are two different measures used to gauge how well a client responds to treatment for anxiety disorders (AD). Children, in particular, are usually evaluated based on how their symptoms have improved, known as response. Remission, however, is a term used to describe the absence of symptoms altogether. “An important question for clinicians, patients, and families is, what are the chances of becoming nearly symptom free?” asked Golda S. Ginsburg of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Johns... Read More
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