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Filges, Trine; Jorgensen, Anne-Marie Klint – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objectives: This review evaluates the evidence on the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) on drug use reduction for young people in treatment for nonopioid drug use. Method: We followed Campbell Collaboration guidelines to conduct a systematic review of randomized and nonrandomized trials. Meta-analytic methods were used to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Clinics, Drug Abuse
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Mychailyszyn, Matthew P. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2017
The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the available research on the "Skills for Social and Academic Success" ("SASS") program, a school-based cognitive/behavioural intervention for adolescents with social anxiety disorder. A search of online databases, combined with reference list examination…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Effect Size, Scores, Academic Achievement
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Lo, Kristin; Waterland, Jamie; Todd, Paula; Gupta, Tanvi; Bearman, Margaret; Hassed, Craig; Keating, Jennifer L. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Effects of interventions for improving mental health of health professional students has not been established. This review analysed interventions to support mental health of health professional students and their effects. The full holdings of Medline, PsycINFO, EBM Reviews, Cinahl Plus, ERIC and EMBASE were searched until 15th April 2016.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Mental Health, Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Maynard, Brandy R.; Brendel, Kristen E.; Bulanda, Jeffery J; Thompson, Aaron M.; Pigott, Terri D. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
School refusal behavior, affecting between 1% and 5% of school-age children, is a psychosocial problem for students characterized by severe emotional distress and anxiety at the prospect of going to school, leading to difficulties in attending school and, in some cases, significant absences from school (Burke & Silverman, 1987; Elliot, 1999;…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Garb, Howard N.; Wood, James M. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
In a recent article in this journal, Poston and Hanson (2010) reported a meta-analysis of 17 studies on the use of psychological assessment as a therapeutic intervention (PATI) and concluded that "psychological assessment procedures--when combined with personalized, collaborative, and highly involving test feedback--have positive, clinically…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Psychological Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Stewart, Rebecca E.; Chambless, Dianne L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety in adults is well established. In the present study, the authors examined whether CBT tested under well-controlled conditions generalizes to less-controlled, real-world circumstances. Fifty-six effectiveness studies of CBT for adult anxiety disorders were located and synthesized.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size, Therapy
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Gilles, Allyson; Cassano, Michael; Shepherd, Elizabeth J.; Higgins, Diana; Hecker, Jeffrey E.; Nangle, Douglas W. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
The current meta-analysis reviews research on the treatment of pediatric obesity focusing on studies that have been published since 1994. Eleven studies (22 comparisons, 115 effect sizes, N = 447) were included in the present meta-analysis. Results indicated that comprehensive behavioral interventions may be improved in at least two ways:…
Descriptors: Obesity, Parent Participation, Pediatrics, Cognitive Restructuring
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McCart, Michael R.; Priester, Paul E.; Davies, W. Hobard; Azen, Razia – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
Extended the findings from previous meta-analytic work by comparing the effectiveness of behavioral parent-training (BPT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth with antisocial behavior problems. Youth demographic variables were also examined as potential moderators of the effectiveness of these 2 types of interventions. Thirty BPT…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Youth, Antisocial Behavior
Ghafoori, Bita; Tracz, Susan M. – 2001
A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the success of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing disruptive behaviors exhibited by school-age children in a school setting. Twenty-seven articles about studies using cognitive-behavioral therapy and a teacher measure of disruptive behavior were analyzed critically, and appropriate outcome measures…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Restructuring, Elementary Education
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Singer, George H. S.; Ethridge, Brandy L.; Aldana, Sandra I. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
A meta-analysis of the group intervention research for parents of children with developmental disabilities was conducted in order to characterize the efficacy of treatments in reducing depressive symptoms and other forms of psychological distress associated with stress in parents of children with developmental disabilities. An extensive search led…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Intervention, Mothers, Developmental Disabilities
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Hetzel-Riggin, Melanie D.; Brausch, Amy M.; Montgomery, Brad S. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the independent effects of different treatment elements on a number of secondary problems related to childhood and adolescent sexual abuse, as well as investigate a number of different moderators of treatment effectiveness. Method: Twenty-eight studies that provided treatment outcome…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Psychology, Behavior Problems, Adolescents
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Bledsoe, Sarah E.; Grote, Nancy K. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objectives: This meta-analysis evaluates treatment effects for nonpsychotic major depression during pregnancy and postpartum comparing interventions by type and timing. Methods: Studies for decreasing depressive severity during pregnancy and postpartum applying treatment trials and standardized measures were included. Standardized mean differences…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Cognitive Restructuring, Effect Size, Psychotherapy
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Petrocelli, John V. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2002
Outcome studies support the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral approaches for treating various emotional and behavioral problems. The effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioral therapy (GCBT) has received less empirical attention. The current investigation employed meta-analytic procedures to examine various effects from a total of 22…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Doctoral Dissertations, Effect Size, Cognitive Restructuring