title: Comparing outcomes for children with different anxiety disorders following cognitive behavioural therapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to compare treatment outcomes following a group family-based cognitive behavioural therapy for children with different anxiety disorders (social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, specific phobia and obsessive compulsive disorder).
  
  
  METHODS
  This study utilised a clinical sample of 842 children and adolescents (aged between 6 and 18 years) and assessed outcome using diagnostic interview, parent-report and child-report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on diagnostic data and parent-reported symptoms, results revealed that children with a diagnosis of social anxiety disorder experienced a slower rate of change and poorer diagnostic outcomes at post treatment and follow-up than children with other anxiety disorders. Children with GAD showed better response to this broad-based intervention and children with OCD showed better response on one measure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides evidence for differential response to broad-based CBT for children, based on type of anxiety diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia. Electronic address: jennie.hudson@mq.edu.au.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.affiliation: Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rapee
authors.affiliation: Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Heidi J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lyneham
authors.affiliation: Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Lauren F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.affiliation: Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Viviana M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Wuthrich
authors.affiliation: Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
authors.forename: Carolyn A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Schniering
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D057566:Self Report; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adolescents; Anxiety disorders; Children; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Social anxiety disorder