Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents

Когнитивно-поведенческая терапия тревожных расстройств у детей и подростков
Anthony James, Tessa Reardon, Angela Soler, Georgina James, Cathy Creswell
2020-11-16

autism spectrum disorderschildhood anxiety disorderscognitive behavioural therapyintellectual impairmentstreatment acceptability
Previous Cochrane Reviews have shown that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective in treating childhood anxiety disorders. However, questions remain regarding the following: up-to-date evidence of the relative efficacy and acceptability of CBT compared to waiting lists/no treatment, treatment as usual, attention controls, and alternative treatments; benefits across a range of outcomes; longer-term effects; outcomes for different delivery formats; and amongst children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and children with intellectual impairments.
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Important evidence gaps concern CBT benefits across different outcomes, longer-term effects, and variations by treatment-delivery format.
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Previous Cochrane Reviews found cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) effective for treating anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
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The abstract highlights limited clarity about CBT outcomes for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders or intellectual impairments.
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The review identifies unresolved questions about CBT’s relative efficacy and acceptability compared with waiting lists, no treatment, treatment as usual, attention controls, and alternative treatments.

Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, including those with autism spectrum disorders or intellectual impairments

The efficacy, acceptability, outcome range, longer-term effects, and delivery-format-specific effects of cognitive behavioural therapy compared with waiting list/no treatment, treatment as usual, attention controls, and alternative treatments

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Anthony James
Tessa Reardon
Angela Soler
Georgina James
Cathy Creswell
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