A randomized controlled trial of an audio-based treatment program for child anxiety disorders
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Article Title | A randomized controlled trial of an audio-based treatment program for child anxiety disorders |
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ERA Journal ID | 6142 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Infantino, Alyssa (Author), Donovan, Caroline L. (Author) and March, Sonja (Author) |
Journal Title | Behaviour Research and Therapy |
Journal Citation | 79, pp. 35-45 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | Apr 2016 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0005-7967 |
1873-622X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2016.02.007 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005796716300286 |
Abstract | The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of an audio-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) program for child anxiety disorders. Twenty-four children aged 5e11 years were randomly allocated into either the audio-based CBT program condition (Audio, n ¼ 12) or a waitlist control (WL; n ¼ 12) group. Outcome measures included a clinical diagnostic interview, clinician-rated global assessment of functioning, and parent and child self-report ratings of anxiety and internalisation. Assessments were conducted prior to treatment, 12 weeks following treatment, and at 3-month follow-up. Results indicated that at post-assessment, 58.3% of children receiving treatment compared to 16.7% of waitlist children were free of their primary diagnosis, with this figure rising to 66.67% at the 3-month follow-up time point. Additionally, at post-assessment, 25.0% of children in the treatment condition compared to .0% of the waitlist condition were free of all anxiety diagnoses, with this figure rising to 41.67% for the treatment group at 3-month follow-up. Overall, the findings suggest that the audio program tested in this study has the potential to be an efficacious treatment alternative for anxious children. |
Keywords | Anxiety; Children; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Audio; Treatment |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320221. Psychiatry (incl. psychotherapy) |
520399. Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
School of Psychology and Counselling | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3665/a-randomized-controlled-trial-of-an-audio-based-treatment-program-for-child-anxiety-disorders
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