This is largely due to the high rates of comorbidity between
anxiety disorders in childhood. Although separate anxiety disorders
can be differentiated in childhood, it is generally agreed that
there is an underlying construct of anxiety that can be treated
within a broad-based protocol. Thus, many treatment studies in the
field provide information about the efficacy of CBT for anxiety
disorders in general rather than specific disorders. The differential
recovery rates of anxious children with specific disorders receiving
standard CBT protocols are less clear