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Dr. Jeff London, a Troy psychiatrist, opened and closed the conference. He is encouraged by the good research available and by the support for evi- Research Regarding Anxiety denced based on therapy for anxiety Among anxious children and adoles- treatment. cents, those with continuing anxiety "Being able to see the images that issues will account for the majority show the changes that take place in the of adults with anxiety disorders and brain when a child or teen shows anxi- depression. ety, enables us to get a better handle on Pine again emphasized that most the problem: he said. "It also demon- children with anxiety do well when strates to others that anxiety issues are they are followed over time. However, a major concern:' there is a small group of adults for Anne McClain, counselor for the whom their problems started in child- Rochester Holy Family Regional School, hood with chronic anxiety. These find- said that the conference gave her a bet- ings are similar to other mental illness ter sense of what approaches to use for issues. "The problem is that we can't predict handling a child's anxiety issues. Social worker Lafarra Hemphill of at the moment which child's anxiety Detroit, who works for an in-home will resolve and which child's will lead health agency, said she now has a much to chronic illness," he said. better understanding of the Much of Pine's cur- benefits of medications for rent research at the NIH children. (National Institutes of Stephanie Snider of West Health) focuses on the Bloomfield, a social worker brain. He reports that at Troy Athens High School, through brain imaging, said, "I've done a lot of work the amygdala, an almond- with teens who have prob- shape set of neurons lems with depression and located deep in the brain, anxiety. This conference was is more reactive in children very informative." who are at risk for anxiety Continuing education and depression then it is Dan Serli n credits were given to psy- for healthy children. The chologists, social workers and amygdala is what plays a key educators who attended the conference. role in the processing of emotions, and "The event came off brilliantly, and is linked to both fear responses and Robin Tobin Murav and Lita Zemmol pleasure. did an outstanding job of chairing and It is hoped that brain research will organizing the event: said Dan Serlin, help science and medicine determine the boundaries between those children Kadima president. "Because we put together a major conference like this who may be at risk for anxiety prob- every two years, we're already discuss- lems and those who have clinically ing the possibility of putting together significant anxiety issues. a smaller conference or even a webinar "Research about what takes place for next year." in the brain results in new ways of thinking about how to treat anxiety symptoms," he said. "Not that long ago, More On Kadima for example, we use to think that the Kadima supports clients with brains of people with anxiety were schizophrenia and bipolar disor- usually more sensitive to danger and ders to be independent, connect- tended to overreact. This is true to ed and productive members of some extent, but we also found that the our community. Translated from biggest differences between anxiety Hebrew, the word Kadima means patients and healthy people were in moving forward. their brains' reactions to more subtle Kadima currently owns 23 resi- threats and ambiguous situations. often means dealing with the stigma of mental illness. Fortunately, there are many organizations and groups, such as Kadima, that can help parents deal with this concern. Attendee Reactions "The two question-and-answer sessions were very helpful," said Maribeth Krehbiel, principal of Burton Elementary School in Huntington Woods. "I brought along our school social worker, two parents who are psychologists and a fifth-grade teacher because I believe this topic is so dences where clients live securely in a home-like and nurturing atmosphere. Family advocacy and support services are provided for families of children with emo- tional and behavioral disorders. For more information, call (248) 559-8235 or go online to kadimacenter.org .