TY - JOUR
T1 - Case series
T2 - Brief parent-child group therapy for childhood anxiety disorders using a manual-based cognitive-behavioral technique
AU - Toren, Paz
AU - Wolmer, Leo
AU - Rosental, Batia
AU - Eldar, Sofia
AU - Koren, Sharon
AU - Lask, Michal
AU - Weizman, Ronit
AU - Laor, Nathaniel
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Objective: To report on a brief parent-child group therapy program for children with anxiety disorders. Method: Twenty-four children with an anxiety disorder and their parents participated in a 10-session treatment. Children were evaluated at pretreatment (T1), posttreatment (T2), 12-month follow-up (T3), and 36-month follow-up (T4). Ten children were also assessed on entering a waiting period (T0). Results: There were no significant symptomatic changes between T0 and T1. Anxiety symptoms decreased significantly during the treatment and follow-up periods. Depressive symptoms changed only during the follow-up period. The percentage of children with no current anxiety disorder was 71% at T2 and 91% at T4. Children of mothers with an anxiety disorder improved more than children of nonanxious mothers, whereas the anxiety level of anxious mothers remained stable. Conclusions: Brief parent-child group psychotherapy may serve as a time-limited, cost-effective, and efficient intervention.
AB - Objective: To report on a brief parent-child group therapy program for children with anxiety disorders. Method: Twenty-four children with an anxiety disorder and their parents participated in a 10-session treatment. Children were evaluated at pretreatment (T1), posttreatment (T2), 12-month follow-up (T3), and 36-month follow-up (T4). Ten children were also assessed on entering a waiting period (T0). Results: There were no significant symptomatic changes between T0 and T1. Anxiety symptoms decreased significantly during the treatment and follow-up periods. Depressive symptoms changed only during the follow-up period. The percentage of children with no current anxiety disorder was 71% at T2 and 91% at T4. Children of mothers with an anxiety disorder improved more than children of nonanxious mothers, whereas the anxiety level of anxious mothers remained stable. Conclusions: Brief parent-child group psychotherapy may serve as a time-limited, cost-effective, and efficient intervention.
KW - Anxiety disorder
KW - Group psychotherapy
KW - Parent-child
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U2 - 10.1097/00004583-200010000-00019
DO - 10.1097/00004583-200010000-00019
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C2 - 11026186
AN - SCOPUS:0033814523
SN - 0890-8567
VL - 39
SP - 1309
EP - 1312
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 10
ER -