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Predictors and moderators of treatment response in childhood anxiety disorders: Results from the CAMS trial.

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Compton, Scott N., Peris, Tara S., Almirall, Daniel, Birmaher, Boris, Sherrill, Joel, Kendall, Phillip C., March, John S., Gosch, Elizabeth A. +11 more·2014·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine predictors and moderators of treatment outcomes among 488 youths ages 7-17 years (50% female; 74% ≤ 12 years) meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria for diagnoses of separation anxiety disorder, social phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder who were randomly assigned to receive either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), sertraline (SRT), their combination (COMB), or medication management with pill placebo (PBO) in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS). METHOD: Six classes of predictor and moderator variables (22 variables) were identified from the literature and examined using continuous (Pediatric Anxiety Ratings Scale; PARS) and categorical (Clinical Global Impression Scale-Improvement; CGI-I) outcome measures. RESULTS: Three baseline variables predicted better outcomes (independent of treatment condition) on the PARS, including low anxiety severity (as measured by parents and independent evaluators) and caregiver strain. No baseline variables were found to predict Week 12 responder status (CGI-I). Participants' principal diagnosis moderated treatment outcomes but only on the PARS. No baseline variables were found to moderate treatment outcomes on Week 12 responder status (CGI-I). DISCUSSION: Overall, anxious children responded favorably to CAMS treatments. However, having more severe and impairing anxiety, greater caregiver strain, and a principal diagnosis of social phobia were associated with less favorable outcomes. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Compton, S. N., Peris, T. S., Almirall, D., Birmaher, B., Sherrill, J., Kendall, P. C., March, J. S., Gosch, E. A., Ginsburg, G. S., Rynn, M. A., Piacentini, J. C., McCracken, J. T., Keeton, C. P., Suveg, C. M., Aschenbrand, S. G., Sakolsky, D., Iyengar, S., Walkup, J. T., & Albano, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (US)
  • Temple University (US)
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • University of Georgia (US)
  • Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Compton, Scott N.
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Published
2014
Volume
82
Issue
2
Pages
212-224
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
OpenAlex
W2046280100
Cited by
226
References
81
Citations by year
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FWCI
37.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Commons - PCOM (Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U01 MH64092, U01 MH64003, U01 MH064003, U01 MH63747, U01 MH64107, U01 MH64088)
  • National Institute of Mental Healthtal Health (U01 MH064089)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
childhood anxiety disorders, predictors of treatment response, treatment moderators, cognitive behavioral therapy, sertraline, separation anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, caregiver burden, anxiety levels, primary diagnosis
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anxiety Disorders, Child, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Socioeconomic Factors, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Sertraline

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