Anxiety Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Adolescent
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between different aspects of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and treatment outcome.
Detailed description
Anxiety disorders are common among children; if untreated, they can negatively affect children's lives. Evidence suggests that CBT can benefit children with anxiety disorders, but the causal mechanisms between therapy and beneficial outcomes have not been thoroughly investigated. Audio and videotaped sessions of children currently receiving CBT and those who received CBT in previous trials will be examined. Various rating scales will be used to rate therapeutic alliance, child involvement, and therapist flexibility for each session of CBT. To evaluate potential process variables that contribute to participant drop-out, this study will compare the early process variables for children who complete treatment and for those who discontinue treatment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioral Therapy
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Temple University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or social phobia * At least one English-speaking parent
Exclusion criteria
* IQ \< 80 * Psychotic symptoms
Countries
Australia, United States
Outcome results
None listed