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	Separation Anxiety in Dogs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The probability that a dog would have separation anxiety given that it had noise phobia was high (0.88) and approximately the same as the probability it would have separation anxiety given that it had thunderstorm phobia (0.86).
		Separation anxiety was diagnosed in 14 cases: presenting complaints included destruction, vocalisation and escaping in the absence of the owner; four cases also exhibited noise phobia.
		Age differences were apparent among the 3 groups in relation to when the dogs were obtained, and the separation anxiety group was different from at least one of the other groups in the age when first obtained, the age the owners first noticed the problem, and the age of behavioral examination.
	www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu /CCAB/separation.html (1753 words)

	Separation anxiety disorder in children and teens
		Separation anxiety disorder is a medical condition that is characterized by significant distress when a person is away from parents, another caregiver, or home.
		A certain level of separation anxiety is an expected and healthy part of normal development that occurs in all children to varying degrees between infancy and age 6.
		Separation anxiety disorder is treatable through ongoing interventions provided by a child's medical practitioners, therapists, school staff, and family.
	www.massgeneral.org /schoolpsychiatry/info_separationanxiety.asp (3229 words)

	Separation Anxiety in Dogs - AnimalHealthChannel
		Sometimes separation anxiety is caused by a change in schedule that necessitates the dog be left alone for longer that normal.
		Separation anxiety may also be associated with a traumatic event such as being in the house during a fire, during a burglary attempt, or while an alarm system sounded.
		Treatment for separation anxiety teaches the dog that it does not have to be fearful and panic when it is left alone.
	www.animalhealthchannel.com /separationanxiety/index.shtml (535 words)

	SchoolBehavior.com: Separation Anxiety, School Avoidance, and School Refusal>
		Separation Anxiety Disorder may be a precursor of other anxiety disorders in adulthood, and early recognition and treatment are important to prevent the development of Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia.
		Separation Anxiety Disorder can be exhausting and frustrating for the parents to deal with, but it is worse for the child who feels such intense fear and discomfort about going to school.
		Separation Anxiety Disorder can result in a child avoiding or refusing to go to school, but the terms "Separation Anxiety Disorder" and "School refusal" are not synonymous, as the latter is not a formal diagnosis.
	www.schoolbehavior.com /conditions_anxietyseparation.htm (1616 words)

	Separation Anxiety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Reluctance to be separated from one's caregiver is a normal, healthy response in young children and indicated the development of healthy attachment.
		Some degree of separation anxiety is a sign that the preschooler has developed healthy attachments to loved ones.
		Separation anxiety continuing into elementary school years and interfering with activities that other children do at that particular age.
	www.allprodad.com /6separationanxiety.asp (1083 words)

	Separation Anxiety
		Separation anxiety disorder is a condition in which a child becomes fearful and nervous when away from home or separated from a loved one -- usually a parent or other caregiver -- to whom the child is attached.
		Separation anxiety often develops after a significant stress or trauma in the child's life, such as a stay in the hospital, the death of a loved one or pet, or a change in environment (such as moving to another house or a change of schools).
		In addition, the fact that children with separation anxiety often have family members with anxiety or other mental disorders suggests that a vulnerability to the disorder may be inherited.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/60/67107.htm (832 words)

	Separation Anxiety
		This is when separation anxiety typically develops, and your child may become agitated and upset whenever you try to leave him or her.
		In cases where the separation anxiety appears out of the blue in an older child, it can be an indication of another problem that the child may be dealing with, like bullying or abuse.
		Keep in mind that separation anxiety is usually different from the normal feelings an older child has when he or she doesn't want a parent to leave.
	kidshealth.org /parent/emotions/behavior/separation_anxiety.html (1617 words)

	Separation Anxiety
		The typical history of separation anxiety is that the problem occurs as the owner leaves or shortly afterwards.
		The difference between separation anxiety and a housebreaking problem is that with housebreaking problems, the dog will eliminate even when it has access to the owner.
		Dogs with separation anxiety may exhibit pre-departure anxiety, Their anxiety level rises as the owner prepares to leave and then escalates in intensity after departure.
	www.amrottclub.org /anxiety.htm (876 words)

	Separation Anxiety - Helpful Dog Info - Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue
		They are simply distressed by separation from "their people." Most dogs live to please -- an important fact to remember as you try to help your dog overcome separation anxiety.
		Separation anxiety most often occurs in dogs that become very attached to their owners.
		A rarer manifestation of separation anxiety is self mutilation such as lick granuloma.
	www.ygrr.org /doginfo/behavior-anxiety.html (1815 words)

	Separation Anxiety Disorder
		Separation anxiety disorder (SAD) is defined as excessive worry and fear about being apart from family members or individuals to whom a child is most attached.
		Children with separation anxiety disorder fear being lost from their family or fear something bad happening to a family member if they separated from them.
		Anxiety disorders are believed to have biological, family and environmental factors that contribute to the cause.
	www.chw.org /display/PPF/Nav/1/DocID/22130/router.asp (668 words)

	Separation Anxiety by Perfect Paws Dog and Puppy Training
		Some dogs with separation anxiety are stressed, nervous and insecure when they are left alone.
		Another way to prevent separation anxiety is to set aside scheduled time periods to give your dog undivided attention, play and exercise.
		If your dog is already experiencing separation anxiety, then gradually accustom him to your leaving.
	www.perfectpaws.com /sa.html (707 words)

	Separation Anxiety, My dog has Separation Anxiety
		Separation anxiety can occur in any breed and at any age.
		However, the issue of separation anxiety is not always one of a leadership issue.
		Separation anxiety can be manageable but it is not curable.
	www.dogbreedinfo.com /separationanxiety.htm (882 words)

	Separation Anxiety
		Once at the place of separation a parent might stay for a while until the child has become used to the environment and then may leave a favourite toy or his or her soft blanket, if the child has developed that attachment.
		Anxiety Care has encountered many adults, suffering from anxiety disorders that are affected by social situations and feeling unsafe, who have been brought up to be wary of ‘outsiders’ (which might be any non-blood relative) or who have inherited anxiety from their parents.
		Anxiety Care has encountered children who become very focused on perceived judgement by peers or family members,and when Separation Anxiety is also present this has involved mixed fear sand anger about the primary care-giver.
	www.anxietycare.org.uk /docs/separation.asp (2040 words)

	eMedicine - Anxiety Disorder: Separation Anxiety and School Refusal : Article by Bettina E Bernstein, DO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Some children may be more vulnerable to separation anxiety based on their temperament (ie, level of anxiety dealing with new situations) or based on environmental stresses such as the death of a close relative or an interactive pattern with an over-protective, needy, or depressed parent.
		Separation anxiety disorder generally manifests with clinically significant symptoms of anxiety such as unrealistic and recurrent worries about harm of loved ones, especially when separated or faced with threatened separation from the primary attachment figure, along with severe distress and impairment in functioning.
		Separation anxiety is often the precursor to school refusal, which occurs in approximately three fourths of children who present with separation anxiety disorder.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic2657.htm (6870 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Separation anxiety
		When separation from parents is necessary, but prior exposure is not possible (such as for surgical treatment), many physicians will recommend the child take mild sedating or tranquilizing medications to help reduce the trauma.
		For older children who have not outgrown separation anxiety within the normal developmental timetable or who have regressed to it under stress, effective treatments may include counseling for the parents and child, changes in parenting techniques, and anti-anxiety medications.
		When separation anxiety occurs in adolescence, the prognosis is less clear and it may signal the development of an anxiety disorder.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001542.htm (915 words)

	Separation anxiety disorder and mental health information on MedicineNet.com
		Separation anxiety refers to a developmental stage during which the child experiences anxiety when separated from the primary care giver (usually the mother).
		Although separation anxieties are normal among infants and toddlers, they are not appropriate for older children or adolescents and may represent symptoms of separation anxiety disorder.
		Separation anxiety is often associated with symptoms of depression, such as sadness, withdrawal, apathy, or difficulty in concentrating, and such children often fear that they or a family member might die.
	www.medicinenet.com /separation_anxiety/article.htm (606 words)

	Separation Anxiety Disorder
		Separation anxiety disorder refers typically to younger children who are extremely unwilling to separate from major attachment figures (e.g., parents grandparents, older siblings) or from home (DSM-IV 1994).
		The threat of having to separate from a caregiver often results in anxiety as well, such as when parents plan to go out for the evening and leave the child with a sitter.
		They are taught to identify their thoughts in anxiety provoking separation situations, and are taught to develop a plan to cope adaptively with the situation.
	www.childanxiety.net /Separation_Anxiety.htm (330 words)

	Separation Anxiety in Dogs
		Separation anxiety is defined by signs of distress that occur only when your dog does not have access to you.
		Separation anxiety does not appear to be affected by whether the owner is really loving and attentive or not.
		Separation anxiety can appear in dogs that have not been properly socialized, dogs that have been shuttled from one home to another and dogs that are naturally nervous.
	www.metpet.com /Reference/Dogs/Training/separation_anxiety_in_dogs.htm (792 words)

	Separation Anxiety in Cats
		Some aspects of the canine program might be helpful (see Canine Separation Anxiety), however, such as encouraging the cat to sleep in a cat bed in an area where she will be left confined during the owner's daytime absences.
		Although owners of dogs with separation anxiety are often concerned about the havoc wrecked on their homes in their absence or constant barking, cat owners do not have such issues to concern them.
		Cats are usually not as destructive as dogs in the way they express separation anxiety, and the problem may sometimes be overlooked; however, the emotional aspects of separation anxiety still exist.
	www.petplace.com /cats/separation-anxiety-in-cats/page1.aspx (1147 words)

	Separation Anxiety
		Separation Anxiety is a very real, but common, experience for a majority of toddlers between the approximate ages of 8-16 months.
		Symptoms of Separation Anxiety may include clinginess and a reluctance to be left in unfamiliar surroundings, such as a nursery or daycare.
		Cases of more extreme Separation Anxiety are often associated with the discomfort of parents and caregivers when leaving a small child.
	www.allaboutlifechallenges.org /separation-anxiety.htm (518 words)

	Separation anxiety - DrGreene.com
		Separation anxiety and stranger anxiety both coincide with a new intellectual skill called object permanence.
		Separation is usually a dominant issue from about 6 months until language is understood by strangers.
		During the ages when separation is a big issue, you want to avoid prolonged absences and avoid having your child cared for by someone who will not look at her and smile.
	www.drgreene.com /21_1183.html (1085 words)

	ACVC 2001 - Separation Anxiety in Dogs
		When separated from family members dogs may experience distress and engage in problem behaviors related to the anxiety of separation.
		Alternately, there may be dogs that experience separation related anxiety without destruction, but may drool and/or refuse to eat and become immobile while their owners are gone.
		An important component in the treatment of separation related distress is to explain to the pet owner that this is not spiteful behavior, but behavior rooted in anxiety or an attempt to escape.
	www.vin.com /VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00314.htm (2241 words)

	Separation Anxiety - Your Child's Development
		Separation anxiety is a normal developmental process, but sometimes it can represent a failure of normal development.
		Although separation anxiety shows up between ages 6 and 8 months and object permanence appears roughly at 9 to 10 months, separation anxiety may take until age 2 to 3 years to finally peter out.
		Another risk factor for separation anxiety disorder is a history of anxiety disorder in the parent.
	www.keepkidshealthy.com /development/separation_anxiety.html (830 words)

	Separation Anxiety
		Separation anxiety problems can be precipitated by moving to a new home or prolonged separation from the owner.
		Not everyone of these signs must be full-filled for the diagnosis of separation anxiety to be made but the point is that an effort should be made to determine if the dog is actually showing separation anxiety or if there is some other motivation at work.
		Currently clomipramine is the only FDA approved drug for the treatment of separation anxiety in the dog; however, other human anti-anxiety medications have a long history of use for this purpose.
	www.marvistavet.com /html/body_separation_anxiety.html (1226 words)

	IEL. Resources. Tip Sheets. Please Don't Go! Separation Anxiety and Children. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Fear of less familiar people and places often begins when a child is about 8 months old, although it can begin as early as 5 months of age.
		Separation anxiety usually peaks between 10 and 18 months and fades by the age of 2 years.
		This anxiety may become greater at any age or may return in an older child when there is a change in environment or when other changes occur, such as the birth of a new baby in the family.
	www.illinoisearlylearning.org /tipsheets/sepanxiety.htm (537 words)

	Separation Anxiety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The most common problem with anxiety in dogs is destructive behavior by the dog when the dog is left alone.
		A reliable indication that destructive behavior is related to anxiety is that the dog, if offered a treat when the owner leaves (good idea), doesn't eat it until the owner comes home.
		This "depression" can cause an extreme fear of being alone that results in refusal to eat or relax when alone as well as generalized anxiety or neediness even when you are with her.
	www.pethelp.net /sepanx.html (1221 words)

	Preventing Separation Anxiety in Newly-Adopted Dogs
		Separation anxiety is distress at being separated from the owner.
		Separation anxiety usually manifests itself as destruction at points of exit (chewing floors, walls, or crates), vocalization, inappropriate elimination, or self-mutilation.
		Separation anxiety is differentiated from other behavior problems in that symptoms only occur during the owner's absence.
	pages.prodigy.net /k9shrink/Separation_Anxiety.html (617 words)

	Separation Anxiety
		Separation anxiety, like fear aggression and phobias, is a fear-based behavior.
		Harsh punishments, yelling, ostracizing and standard obedience training will not work to cure separation anxiety.
		In addition, it is recommended to consult a veterinary specialist to rule out any underlying medical disorder contributing to a dog's anxiety.
	www.paw-rescue.org /PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_SepAnxiety.php (876 words)

	Agoraphobia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Some of the anxiety disorders have similarities to OCD and are called obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders.
		The degree of anxiety experienced in connection with the obsessions may be so pervasive that it can resemble generalized anxiety disorder.
		As she mastered one level of discomfort, she was moved on to the next more challenging level, until she finally was able to use the bathroom without intolerable anxiety and without her usual rituals.
	www.ncpamd.com /anxiety.htm (6377 words)

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