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Effects of psychotherapy with children and adolescents revisited: A meta-analysis of treatment outcome studies.
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A meta-analysis of child and adolescent psychotherapy outcome research tested previous findings using a new sample of 150 outcome studies and weighted least squares methods. The overall mean effect of therapy was positive and highly significant. Effects were more positive for behavioral than for nonbehavioral treatments, and samples of adolescent girls showed better outcomes than other Age x Gender groups. Paraprofessionals produced larger overall treatment effects than professional therapists or students, but professionals produced larger effects than paraprofessionals in treating overcontrolled problems (e.g., anxiety and depression). Results supported the specificity of treatment effects: Outcomes were stronger for the particular problems targeted in treatment than for problems not targeted. The findings shed new light on previous results and raise significant issues for future study.
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“Today, we know that different psychotherapy modalities (cognitive-behavioural, psychodynamic/psychoanalytic, interpersonal, family systems, humanistic/existential, experiential) are generally effective in treating adolescents and young adults [18, 19].”
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- Authors
- Weisz, J. R., Weiss, B., Han, S. S., Granger, D. A., & Morton, T.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 1995-05
- Volume
- 117
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 450-468
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W2149054904
- Cited by
- 884
- References
- 204
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 45 · 2014: 31 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 46
- FWCI
- 7.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5k05mh001161-05, 5r01mh049522-06)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH 49522, K05-MH01161)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Therapy and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- child psychotherapy, adolescent psychotherapy, treatment outcomes, treatment effects, behavior therapy, adolescent girls, age and gender differences, paraprofessionals, anxiety, depression, weighted least squares
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Anxiety Disorders, Child, Child, Preschool, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Professional Competence, Psychotherapy, Sex Factors, Treatment Outcome
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