Title
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety-disordered youth: Secondary outcomes from a randomized clinical trial evaluating child and family modalities
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
4-1-2009
Abstract
This study examined secondary outcomes of a randomized clinical trial that evaluated an individual cognitive-behavioral (ICBT), family-based cognitive-behavioral (FCBT), and family-based education, support and attention (FESA) treatment for anxious youth. Participants (161) were between 7 and 14 years (M = 10.27) of age and had a principal diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, and/or generalized anxiety disorder. Hierarchical linear modeling examined youth-reported depressive symptomatology and parent- and teacher-reported externalizing behavior and adaptive functioning at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 1-year follow-up. In general, youth in all treatments evidenced improvements in most domains, with improvements maintained at follow-up. Overall, gender and age did not moderate treatment outcomes. The results suggest that both child and family cognitive-behavioral therapy, and the family-based supportive approach used in this study, can be effective in addressing some of the associated symptoms and adaptive functioning deficits typically linked to anxiety in youth. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Volume
23
Issue
3
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Suveg, Cynthia, Jennifer L. Hudson, Gene Brewer, Ellen Flannery-Schroeder, Elizabeth Gosch, and Philip C. Kendall. "Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety-disordered youth: Secondary outcomes from a randomized clinical trial evaluating child and family modalities." Journal of Anxiety Disorders 23, 3 (2009): 341-349. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.01.003.