01288nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001800118653003200136653002600168653002100194653001800215653001500233100003300248700003000281245008100311300001200392490000700404520061900411022001401030020001401044       2008                            d  c07/2008bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aChild anxiety10aSeparation anxiety disorder10abehavioural treatment10agradual exposure10areinforcement10aextinction1 aAna María Jurado Solórzano1 aVanessa Fernández-López00aBehavioural treatment of a 4 year-old child with separation anxiety disorder  a253-2640 v143 aSeparation anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterised by high and clinically significant levels of anxiety when the child has to be separated from the ones to whom he or she is closely attached. Behavioural techniques are emphasised by several studies as the broadest and most efficient strategies for treating SAD. In the present article, the treatment of a 4 year old child with SAD symptoms is described. The assessment instruments and behavioural strategies used during treatment are explained as well as the theoretical conceptualization of this disorder. Finally, results obtained after treatment are described.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437