A Multilevel Meta-analysis of Single-Case Research on Interventions for Internalizing Disorders in Children and Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of interventions for internalizing disorders in children and adolescents was studied using a review and meta-analysis of published single-case research. Databases and other resources were searched for quantitative single-case studies in youth with anxiety, depressive, and posttraumatic stress disorders. Raw data from individual cases were aggregated and analyzed by means of multilevel meta-analytic models. Outcome variables were symptom severity assessed across baseline and treatment phases of the studies, and diagnostic status at post- and follow-up treatment. Single-case studies were rated for quality. We identified 71 studies including 321 cases (M^age = 10.66 years; 55% female). The mean quality of the studies was rated as below average, although there were

SUBMITTER: Maric M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature