Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, Somatoform Symptoms
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive-behavioral group prevention (CBT-G) for german children is effective and to what extent parental group training moderates outcome.
Detailed description
Internalizing disorders represent a large group of psychological disorders among children who are referred to psychological treatment. Anxiety, Depression and somatoform disorders in children and adolescents increase the risk of mental disorders in adulthood. Some english programs have proved the efficacy of CBT-G prevention.This study will test the efficacy of CBT-G in German children. The role of parental involvement is currently subject to scientific discussions. The impact of an additional parent-group training will be investigated.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioral Group Therapy
12 children group sessions, 8 parent group sessions
Sponsors
Institute of Behavioral-Therapy and -Medicine at the Philipps University Marburg
Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps University Marburg
Philipps University Marburg
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age 8- 12 years and * anxiety symptoms and/or * depressive symptoms and/or * somatoform symptoms
Exclusion criteria
* psychiatric disorder according to ICD-10/ DSM-IV-TR requiring individual psychotherapy * IQ \< 85
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child Behavior Checklist (german version) | 3, 6, 18 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) | 3, 6, 18 months |
| Depressionsinventar für Kinder- und Jugendliche (DIKJ), german depression inventory based on CDI | 3, 6, 18 months |
| Inventar zur Erfassung der Lebensqualität bei Kindern und Jugendlichen (ILK)- Assessment of life quality, parent and child versions | 3, 6, 18 months |
| Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFT 20-R) | initially |
| Symptom-Checklist (SCL-90-R), german version | 3, 6, 18 months |
| Giessener Beschwerdebogen für Kinder- und Jugendliche (GBB-KJ), report of somatic symptoms, parent and child versions | 3, 6, 18 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed