Dr. Candice A Alfano PHD
Psychologist | Clinical
111 Michigan Ave Nw Washington DC, 20010About
Dr. Candice Alfano is a psychologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Alfano specializes in the treatment of mental health problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Alfano evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Alfano because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Diagnostic efficiency of symptoms in the diagnosis of DSM-IV: generalized anxiety disorder in youth.
- Pre-sleep arousal and sleep problems of anxiety-disordered youth.
- The Role of Sleep in Childhood Psychiatric Disorders.
- Social skills and social phobia: an investigation of DSM-IV subtypes.
- Sleep fears, sleep disturbance, and PTSD symptoms in minority youth exposed to Hurricane Katrina.
- Targeted Behavioral Therapy for childhood generalized anxiety disorder: a time-series analysis of changes in anxiety and sleep.
- Polysomnographic sleep characteristics of generally-anxious and healthy children assessed in the home environment.
- Subjective - Objective Sleep Comparisons and Discrepancies Among Clinically-Anxious and Healthy Children.
- Sleep in Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
- Sleep and anxiety in late childhood and early adolescence.
- Things that Go Bump in the Night: Frequency and Predictors of Nightmares in Anxious and Nonanxious Children.
- Parental Involvement in Infant Sleep Routines Predicts Differential Sleep Patterns in Children With and Without Anxiety Disorders.
- Sleep and emotion regulation: An organizing, integrative review.
- Childhood Bedtime Problems Predict Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms Through Emotional Reactivity.
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