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A new parenting-based group intervention for young anxious children: results of a randomized controlled trial
- Source :
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 50(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Objective\ud Despite recent advances, there are still no interventions that have been developed for the specific treatment of young children who have anxiety disorders. This study examined the impact of a new, cognitive–behaviorally based parenting intervention on anxiety symptoms.\ud \ud Method\ud Families of 74 anxious children (aged 9 years or less) took part in a randomized controlled trial, which compared the new 10-session, group-format intervention with a wait-list control condition. Outcome measures included blinded diagnostic interview and self-reports from parents and children.\ud \ud Results\ud Intention-to-treat analyses indicated that children whose parent(s) received the intervention were significantly less anxious at the end of the study than those in the control condition. Specifically, 57% of those receiving the new intervention were free of their primary disorder, compared with 15% in the control condition. Moreover, 32% of treated children were free of any anxiety diagnosis at the end of the treatment period, compared with 6% of those in the control group. Treatment gains were maintained at 12-month follow-up.\ud \ud Conclusions\ud This new parenting-based intervention may represent an advance in the treatment of this previously neglected group. Clinical trial registration information: Anxiety in Young Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a New Cognitive-Behaviourally Based Parenting Intervention; http://www.isrctn.org/; ISRCTN12166762.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Behavior Control
Male
Parents
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychotherapist
Psychological intervention
Anxiety
law.invention
Randomized controlled trial
law
Intervention (counseling)
Interview, Psychological
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
Parent-Child Relations
Child
Child rearing
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Sensitivity Training Groups
Social environment
Anxiety Disorders
Clinical trial
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Psychiatry and Mental health
El Niño
Child, Preschool
Physical therapy
Female
Self Report
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15275418 and 08908567
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....86ca571f21d79bc4275d751377bd1688