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Santucci, Lauren C.; Ehrenreich-May, Jill – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
While the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy for childhood anxiety disorders, including separation anxiety disorder (SAD), has been established, tailoring such treatments to particular interests and needs may enhance uptake of evidence-based interventions. The current investigation evaluates the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an…
Descriptors: Children, Females, Intervention, Behavior Modification
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Settipani, Cara A.; Kendall, Philip C. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
Social functioning was assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist and Teacher Report Form for children with anxiety disorders who participated in a randomized clinical trial (N = 161, aged 7-14). Significant relationships were found between severity of children's principal anxiety disorder and most measures of social functioning, such that poorer…
Descriptors: Therapy, School Personnel, Child Behavior, Anxiety Disorders
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Galla, Brian M.; Wood, Jeffrey J.; Chiu, Angela W.; Langer, David A.; Jacobs, Jeffrey; Ifekwunigwe, Muriel; Larkins, Clare – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
The current study sought to evaluate the relative long-term efficacy of a modularized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program for children with anxiety disorders. Twenty four children (5-12 years old) randomly assigned to modular CBT or a 3-month waitlist participated in a 1-year follow-up assessment. Independent evaluators blind to treatment…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Evaluators, Therapy, Anxiety
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Sung, Min; Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Goh, Tze Jui; Pathy, Pavarthy; Fung, Daniel S. S.; Ang, Rebecca P.; Chua, Alina; Lam, Chee Meng – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
We compared the effects of a 16-week Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program and a Social Recreational (SR) program on anxiety in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Seventy children (9-16 years old) were randomly assigned to either of the programs (n CBT = 36; n SR = 34). Measures on child's anxiety using the Spence Child Anxiety…
Descriptors: Autism, Measures (Individuals), Therapy, Anxiety
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Muris, Peter; Mayer, Birgit; den Adel, Madelon; Roos, Tamara; van Wamelen, Julie – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate negative automatic thoughts and anxiety control as predictors of change produced by cognitive-behavioral treatment of youths with anxiety disorders. Forty-five high-anxious children aged between 9 and 12 years who were selected from the primary school population, received a standardized CBT…
Descriptors: Intervention, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification
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Lewin, Adam B.; Caporino, Nicole; Murphy, Tanya K.; Geffken, Gary R.; Storch, Eric A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
The present study aimed to assess the phenomenology and treatment sensitivity of insight, avoidance, indecisiveness, overvalued responsibility, pervasive slowness, and pathological doubting among youth with Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using the ancillary items on the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS). These factors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Decision Making, Phenomenology, Behavior Disorders
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Wood, Jeffrey J.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Piacentini, John C.; Sigman, Marian – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Objective: To compare the relative long-term benefit of family-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (FCBT) and child-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) for child anxiety disorders at a 1-year follow-up. Method: Thirty-five children (6-13 years old) randomly assigned to 12-16 sessions of family-focused CBT (FCBT) or child-focused CBT…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Evaluators, Cognitive Restructuring, Therapy
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Stadler, Christina; Grasmann, Dorte; Fegert, Jorg M.; Holtmann, Martin; Poustka, Fritz; Schmeck, Klaus – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Objective: To examine whether children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs; hyperkinetic conduct disorder, conduct disorder, hyperkinetic disorder) characterized by low heart rate profit less from an intensive cognitive behavioral intervention aimed at reducing impulsive, oppositional and aggressive behavior problems. Method: Basal heart rate…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Metabolism, Risk
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Sloman, Glenn M.; Gallant, Jason; Storch, Eric A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
School psychologists have expertise in the realm of school-based assessment and intervention for behavioral, educational, and psychological difficulties. Recent evidence indicates that many school psychologists lack evidenced based knowledge about assessment and treatment of pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Pediatric OCD is a…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Cognitive Restructuring, Antisocial Behavior, School Counseling
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Storch, Eric A.; Khanna, Muniya; Merlo, Lisa J.; Loew, Benjamin A.; Franklin, Martin; Reid, Jeannette M.; Goodman, Wayne K.; Murphy, Tanya K. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
This report describes the development and psychometric properties of the Children's Florida Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (C-FOCI). Designed specifically as a brief measure for assessing obsessive-compulsive symptoms, the C-FOCI was created for use in both clinical and community settings. Study 1 included 82 children and adolescents diagnosed…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Factor Structure
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Hemphill, Sheryl A.; Littlefield, Lyn – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
This study investigated the characteristics of 106 children primarily referred for externalizing behavior problems and their families, and assessed the prediction of treatment outcome following a standardized short-term, cognitive behavioral group program. "Exploring Together" comprised a children's group (anger management, problem-solving and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Children, Outcomes of Treatment
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Martin, Jacqueline L.; Thienemann, Margo – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2005
Objective: Middle-school-aged children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are poised in development between the dependency of elementary school-aged children and growing independence of adolescence. OCD patients of this age group may differ from older ones in the quality of symptoms and level of insight. We report the results of a…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Family Involvement