Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety disorder, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Case group received a 50-mg D-cycloserine capsule (made in pharmacology school of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) daily for a month in addition to the psychotherapy. Intervent
Treatment - Drugs
Case group received a 50-mg D-cycloserine capsule (made in pharmacology school of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) daily for a month in addition to the psychotherapy.
Control group, received Placebo (made in pharmacology school of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) daily for a month in addition to the sychotherapy.
Sponsors
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Vice Chancellor for Research
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 20 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- The adolescents with the age of 12-20 years with anxiety disorders needing therapeutic interventions and receiving anti-anxiety treatment according to the children psychiatrist, 2- Lack of any background pertaining to serious psychological or physical problems, mood disorders, psychosis or delusional disorders and drug dependency,3- Lack of any changes in anti-anxiety drugs or any changes in their doses during 4 weeks before the study,4- Lack of learning disorders based on mental check-up,5- lack of any background associated with seizure and severe depression coupled with the thoughts of suicide, 6- The IQ equal or higher than 80 (it was measured applying Raven Test and by an independent psychiatrist) are of inclusion criteria. Exclusion Criteria: 1-The patients who were absent for more than one session and those whose parents or themselves did not intend to continue the treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the anxiety disorders symptoms. Timepoint: One month after the beginning of the medication and psychotherapy. Method of measurement: “SCARED” score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Children's Automatic Thoughts Scale Score. Timepoint: Three months post treatment. Method of measurement: CATS questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAli Soheilimehr
Department of Psychiatry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed