Evaluating a program to prevent anxiety in children of anxious parents: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric anxiety disorders are prevalent, particularly among children with anxious parents. This trial evaluated a program for anxious parents aimed at preventing offspring anxiety disorders and symptoms over 12 months.

Methods

This parallel, randomized, controlled, open-label trial was conducted at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Inclusion criteria comprised heightened parental anxiety and the child (5-9 years old) not currently meeting criteria for an anxiety disorder. The program, Confident Parents-Brave Children (CPBC) involves six video conferencing group sessions. An external researcher randomly allocated (1:1) participants to CPBC or a self-help control. The primary outcome was change in clinical severity ratings (CSR) between pre- and 12-month a

SUBMITTER: Elfstrom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12350814 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature