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Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Medicine Review
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Objective To review the literature on the cognitive-behavioral treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders within the conceptual framework of evidence-based medicine.Method The psychiatric and psychological literature was systematically searched for controlled trials applying cognitive-behavioral treatment to pediatric anxiety and depressive disorders.Results For both anxiety and depression, substantial evidence supports the efficacy of problem-specific cognitive-behavioral interventions. Comparisons with wait-list, inactive control, and active control conditions suggest medium to large effects for symptom reduction in primary outcome domains.Conclusions From an evidence-based perspective, cognitive-behavioral therapy is currently the treatment of choice for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents. Future research in this area will need to focus on comparing cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy with other treatments, component analyses, and the application of exportable protocol-driven treatments to divergent settings and patient populations.
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“Reviews of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for adolescent depression have shown that it is effective and currently one of the main treatment options recommended in adolescents.2 8”
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“A literature review examining CBT for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents8 found that 9 of 12 substantive studies reviewed had between 15–30 recruits in each arm.”
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“and can be regarded as first-line treatment in children and adolescents [17]”
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Metadata
- Authors
- COMPTON, S. N., MARCH, J. S., BRENT, D., ALBANO, A. M., WEERSING, V. R., & CURRY, J.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- COMPTON, SCOTT N.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-08
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 930-959
- ISSN
- 0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2087838750
- Cited by
- 616
- References
- 106
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 31 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 36 · 2012: 35
- FWCI
- 7.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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 › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy, childhood anxiety disorders, childhood depression, children and adolescents, treatment efficacy, evidence-based medicine, waitlist control, active control, symptom relief
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Anxiety Disorders, Child, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic, Evidence-Based Medicine
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