Andrés Martin, MD, MPH

Understanding a patient's sociocultural background will have an important effect on treatment, especially for Hispanic patients.

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental conditions in the general population, including in children and adolescents. Young people can present with a pattern of anxiety symptoms somewhat different from that typically seen in adults. One of the most common aspects of this difference is that children (especially younger ones) may not report overt worries or fears, but instead manifest pronounced physical symptoms.