A Comparison of Telehealth and In-Person Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth service use increased. However, little research has compared the efficacy of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth with anxiety administered via (a) telehealth and (b) in-person. The present study used non-inferiority analyses to examine outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders (diagnosed by an Independent Evaluator; IE) treated via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and youth treated via in-person therapy prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

Participants (n = 92; M_age = 11.5 years; 60.1% female; 75.0% White) were 46 youth who completed telehealth treatment and 46 youth who completed services in-person, matched on age and principal anxiety diagnosis. One-sided t-tests for

SUBMITTER: Rabner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11724934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature