title: Family-based interventions for child and adolescent disorders.
abstract: Emotional and behavioral symptoms and disorders are prevalent in children and adolescents. There has been a burgeoning literature supporting evidence-based treatments for these disorders. Increasingly, family-based interventions have been gaining prominence and demonstrating effectiveness for myriad childhood and adolescent disorders. This article presents the current evidence in support of family-based interventions for mood, anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity, disruptive behavior, pervasive developmental particularly autism spectrum, and eating disorders. This review details recent data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and promising interventions not yet examined using a randomized controlled methodology. It highlights the evidence base supporting various specific family-based interventions, some of which are disorder dependent. A practitioner perspective is then offered with regard to recommendations for future practice and training. The article closes with a summary and directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. nkaslow@emory.edu
authors.forename: Nadine J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Kaslow
authors.forename: Michelle Robbins
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Broth
authors.forename: Chaundrissa Oyeshiku
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Marietta H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology