Separation Anxiety Disorder

Separation Anxiety Disorder: Children with separation anxiety disorder often have difficulty leaving their parents to attend school or camp, stay at a friend's house, or be alone. Often, they "cling" to parents and have trouble falling asleep. Separation anxiety disorder may be accompanied by depression, sadness, withdrawal, or fear that a family member might die. About one in every 25 children experiences separation anxiety disorder.

^{(Syndicated from the National Institute of Mental Health)}      

See schoolpsychiatry.org for more information about separation anxiety disorder.