ABSTRACT

Objective : This study aimed at examining the difference in cognitive distortion, depression, and school functionbetween children with a disability and children without a disability during their school-age years. In addition, aninvestigation into the effect of cognitive distortion and depression on the school function in school-age childrenwas conducted.The aim of this study was to provide children with an anxiety disorder sensory stimulation withphysiology response features. Methods : We examined the papers published in journals from January 2000 to May 2013, using the Cochranelibrary, EBSCOhost, Embase, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Social Sciences Citation Index. The key-words for the search were “generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias, panic disorder, socialanxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, separation anxiety, children,pediatric, adolescent, sensory stimuli, sensory response, startle reflex, startle reactivity, auditory, olfactory,visual, vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile, taste, skin conductance response, galvanic skin response, heart rate,beats per minute, heart rate variability, vasomotor activity, and electromyography.” Five studies were used forthe data analysis, and all levels of evidence were at level Ⅱ. Results : The level of arousal from sensory stimulation in children with an anxiety disorder was higher than inhealthy children. The magnitude of sensory stimulation was higher in children with an anxiety disorder, with ashorter latency, than in healthy children. The children with an anxiety disorder also indicated a delayed habituationto stimulation. Conclusion : The children with an anxiety disorder have different physiological response features than the normalcontrol group. A systematic study is expected to be conducted to investigate the physiology response using thesame method as for children with an anxiety disorder.