A scoping review investigating the use of exposure for the treatment and targeted prevention of anxiety and related disorders in young people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the gold standard intervention for anxiety and related mental health disorders among young people; however, the efficacy of individual elements of CBT (e.g., exposure to feared stimuli) have received little scrutiny.

Aims

This scoping review, informed by three stakeholder groups and a scientific advisory group, aimed to identify the nature and extent of the available research literature on the efficacy of exposure to feared stimuli, moderators of effectiveness in young people aged 14-24 years.

Method

Three international stakeholder groups composed of clinicians (N = 8), parents/carers (N = 5) and youth with lived experience of anxiety (N = 7) provided input into study design and results. Using the

SUBMITTER: Teunisse AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242975 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature