major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, separation anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (a) child with principal diagnosis of DSM-5 major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, separation anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, unspecified anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder. (b) child's clinical global impression-severity >= 4 at baseline. (c) child is third-grade to sixth-grade at baseline. (d) child and parent give full consent in the participation of the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (a) child with DSM-5 diagnosis of manic episode, hypomanic episode, or psychotic disorders at baseline. (b) child with serious suicidal ideation at baseline. (c) child receiving other structured psychotherapy at baseline or planning to receive it during the intervention. (d) child or parent with severe intellectual disabilities or learning disorders to interfere with the understanding of the question or treatment material. (e) child or parent is assured to absent from at least 5 of 15 sessions. (f) parent has physical, mental, or cognitive disorders to make him/her difficult to support his/her child. (g) child has some problematic behaviors to interfere with the implementation of the group. (h) other relevant reason decided by the investigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| clinical global impression-severity (CGI-S) [Time Frame: 16 weeks] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. children's severity of anxiety (Spence children's anxiety scale, Spence children's anxiety scale for parents) 2. children's severity of depression (depression self-rating scale for children, depression parent-rating scale) 3. children's function (the sense of emotional well-being scale, pediatric symptom checklist, child outcome rating scale, child outcome rating scale for parents) 4. adverse event | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry Department of Preventive Intervention for Psychiatric Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health