Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Youth: Feasibility and Initial Outcomes.
We developed and evaluated a brief (8-session) version of cognitive-behavioral therapy (BCBT) for anxiety disorders in youth ages 6 to 13. This report describes the design and development of the BCBT program and intervention materials (therapist treatment manual and child treatment workbook) and an initial evaluation of child treatment outcomes. Twenty-six children who met diagnostic criteria for a principal anxiety diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and/or social phobia were enrolled. Results suggest that BCBT is a feasible, acceptable, and beneficial treatment for anxious youth. Future research is needed to examine the relative efficacy of BCBT and CBT for child anxiety in a randomized controlled trial.
Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Sarah A
SA
Crawley
Philip C
PC
Kendall
Courtney L
CL
Benjamin
Douglas M
DM
Brodman
Chiaying
C
Wei
Rinad S
RS
Beidas
Jennifer L
JL
Podell
Christian
C
Mauro
Coping Cat; anxiety disorders; brief treatment; childhood anxiety; cognitive behavioral therapy