title: A new parenting-based group intervention for young anxious children: results of a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Despite recent advances, there are still no interventions that have been developed for the specific treatment of young children who have anxiety disorders. This study examined the impact of a new, cognitive-behaviorally based parenting intervention on anxiety symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  Families of 74 anxious children (aged 9 years or less) took part in a randomized controlled trial, which compared the new 10-session, group-format intervention with a wait-list control condition. Outcome measures included blinded diagnostic interview and self-reports from parents and children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intention-to-treat analyses indicated that children whose parent(s) received the intervention were significantly less anxious at the end of the study than those in the control condition. Specifically, 57% of those receiving the new intervention were free of their primary disorder, compared with 15% in the control condition. Moreover, 32% of treated children were free of any anxiety diagnosis at the end of the treatment period, compared with 6% of those in the control group. Treatment gains were maintained at 12-month follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new parenting-based intervention may represent an advance in the treatment of this previously neglected group.
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, and School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Brunswick St., Manchester, UK. sam.cartwright-hatton@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cartwright-Hatton
authors.forename: Deb
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McNally
authors.forename: Andy P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rust
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laskey
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Bridie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Chloe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pemberton
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Symes
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Adrine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woodham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D032763:Behavior Control / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000193:education*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D057566:Self Report; D012681:Sensitivity Training Groups