1. Comparing outcomes for children with different anxiety disorders following cognitive behavioural therapy.
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Hudson, Jennifer L., Rapee, Ronald M., Lyneham, Heidi J., McLellan, Lauren F., Wuthrich, Viviana M., and Schniering, Carolyn A.
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ANXIETY in children , *COGNITIVE therapy , *OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder in children , *FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine) , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare treatment outcomes following a group family-based cognitive behavioural therapy for children with different anxiety disorders (social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, specific phobia and obsessive compulsive disorder). Method This study utilised a clinical sample of 842 children and adolescents (aged between 6 and 18 years) and assessed outcome using diagnostic interview, parent-report and child-report. Results Based on diagnostic data and parent-reported symptoms, results revealed that children with a diagnosis of social anxiety disorder experienced a slower rate of change and poorer diagnostic outcomes at post treatment and follow-up than children with other anxiety disorders. Children with GAD showed better response to this broad-based intervention and children with OCD showed better response on one measure. Conclusions This study provides evidence for differential response to broad-based CBT for children, based on type of anxiety diagnoses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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