Mdedge Psychcast

Lisa W. Coyne, PhD, spoke with Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about strategies that can be used to help children and adolescents deal with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder amid COVID-19. Dr. Coyne, a clinical psychologist, is founder of the McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents in Belmont, Mass. She also is director with the New England Center for OCD and Anxiety in Cambridge, Mass. Dr. Coyne disclosed receiving royalties from New Harbinger and Little Brown Publishing. Dr. Norris has no disclosures. Take-home points Much of the anxiety experienced by some children and adolescents is caused by uncertainty about the future. Some children and adolescents also are watching cases of COVID-19 tick up across the country and are concerned about the mixed messages they are receiving from adults. Different cultures exist around belief in science. Rates of anxiety in general are on the rise as are demands for more mental health services. Clinicians are supporting each other to support their