anxiety disorders
Conditions
Sponsors
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: children of parents with an anxiety disorder are included when: •at least one parent has a panic disorder or a social phobia as the primary disorder •age 8 - 16 •attending primary school or high school ;Control children are included when •both parents do not have an anxiety disorder •age 8 - 16 •attending primary school or high school
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children of parents with an anxiety disorder are excluded if: • they attend a special school, relating to learning disabilities/handicaps;Control children are excluded if: • they attend a special school, relating to learning disabilities/handicaps
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main parameters are the level of the interpretation bias (as measured with the number of negative interpretations on ambiguous stories and the number of negative interpretations upon hearing ambiguous words), the attentional bias (as measured with speed of naming colors of threatening versus neutral words), the association between different stimuli (reaction times for valenced words and pictures), the level of anxiety (as measured with questionnaires), and the development of psychopathology (as measured with a diagnostic interview). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We include as covariates constructs that are related to child anxiety: behavioural inhibition, perceived control, parenting style, anxiety sensitivity, attachment style, child depression, parental psychopathology and socio-economic status. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed