Dina Hirshfeld-Becker, PhD is the Co-Director of the Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program at MGH and Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Hirshfeld-Becker conducts cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety and mood disorders with children, adolescents, and young adults. She has particular expertise with treating anxiety in young children. Her research currently focuses on risk factors for anxiety disorders and other psychiatric disorders.
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The offspring of parents with bipolar disorder had significant elevations in behavioral, mood and anxiety symptoms and disorders: -
The Child Behavior Checklist can be used to identify children at increasing risk for developing major depression.