A Short Introduction to Helping Young People Manage Anxiety

This book offers a clear and authoritative explanation of anxiety problems and how best to deal with them. Professor Carol Fitzpatrick has done a masterful job of explaining these complex and challenging difficulties in an accessible way. This book will be of great help to parents and teachers concerned about anxious children. – Alan Carr, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University College DublinThis is a warm, encouraging book, aimed squarely at parents and teachers who find themselves on the front line of trying to help a young person suffering from anxiety… I would certainly be happy to recommend this down-to-earth guide to parents or school staff. – Sarah Haywood, School Project Manager * BACP Children & Young People *

Carol Fitzpatrick is Emeritus Professor of Child Psychiatry at University College Dublin, UK and is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who has over 30 years’ experience of working with young people with mental health problems. She is a co-founder of the SPACE Programme, an award-winning support programme for parents and carers of young people with self-harm or suicidal behaviour.