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Cognitive-behavioural therapy for young children with anxiety disorders: Comparison of a Child + Parent condition versus a Parent Only condition

Waters, Allison M., Ford, Louise A., Wharton, Trisha A., Cobham, Vanessa E.·2009·Behaviour Research and Therapy
DOI 10.1016/j.brat.2009.04.008
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The present study compared the efficacy of a group-based cognitive-behavioural treatment (GCBT) delivered exclusively to parents of young anxious children (between 4 and 8 years of age) with the same intervention delivered to both children and parents, relative to a Wait-list Control condition. Parents of children in the Parent Only condition (N = 25) received 10 weekly sessions of GCBT whereas children and parents in the Parent + Child condition (N = 24) each received 10 weekly sessions of GCBT. Intent-to-treat analyses indicated that both active treatment conditions were superior to the Wait-list condition (N = 11), with 55.3% of children in the Parent Only condition and 54.8% of children in the Parent + Child condition no longer meeting criteria for their principal diagnosis at post-treatment. These treatment gains were maintained in both treatment conditions at six-month and 12-month follow-up assessments. There were no significant differences between the two active conditions on other outcome measures including parental psychopathology and parenting style. However, an unexpected finding was that parenting satisfaction and to some extent parenting competence reduced significantly from pre- to post-treatment regardless of the active treatment condition. The present results suggest that GCBT delivered exclusively to parents of young anxious children may be a viable treatment alternative for improving accessibility to efficacious treatments for children with anxiety disorders and for reducing costs associated with mental health care delivery.

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Authors
Waters, A. M., Ford, L. A., Wharton, T. A., & Cobham, V. E.
Affiliations
  • Griffith University (AU)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
Corresponding author
Waters, Allison M.
ORCID
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-08
Volume
47
Issue
8
Pages
654-662
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.brat.2009.04.008
OpenAlex
W2076863489
Cited by
119
References
53
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FWCI
6.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Therapy and Development
Keywords
cognitive behavioral therapy, childhood anxiety disorders, young children, waitlist control, treatment efficacy, maintenance therapy, parenting satisfaction, parenting competence, parental psychopathology, parenting styles, access to mental health care, cost reduction
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Patient Dropouts, Personal Satisfaction, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychotherapy, Group, Waiting Lists, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parenting, Intention to Treat Analysis

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