anxiety disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 12 sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy according to the Coping Cat manual. 4 measure points: before therapy, after 8 sessions, after therapy and after 12 week follow-up period
Group 2: 8 week Waiting List group. Children will receive the same therapy as group 1 after the waiting period. There are 5 measure points: before waiting list, before therapy, after 8 sessions of the
Sponsors
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. DSM-IV anxiety disorder as primary diagnosis; 2. Age between 7-18 years; 3. IQ >= 80; 4. Informed consent from parents and child.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychosis; 2. Obsessive compulsive disorder as primary disorder; 3. Posttraumatic stress disorder as primary disorder; 4. Acute stress disorder; 5. Drug and/or alcohol problems; 6. Selective mutism; 7. Current treatment with SSRI or treatment with SSRI within an half year before inclusion; 8. Psychotherapeutic treatment within the last half year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Effect of treatment (diagnosis of anxiety disorder and scores on anxiety questionnaires); 2. Mediating effect of information processing; 3. Mediating effect of emotion regulation; 4. Moderating effect of effortful control, executive functions and stress-reactivity. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. correlation between explicit and implicit measures; 2. development of implicit measures. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactF. Boer
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Dept of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry /de Bascule, PO Box 12474
Outcome results
None listed