Brief Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care: A Follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report on the 32-week outcome of the Brief Behavioral Therapy (BBT) for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care clinical trial.

Method

A total of 185 youths aged 8 to 17 years with anxiety and/or depression identified through 9 pediatric primary care (PPC) settings in San Diego and Pittsburgh were randomized to receive Assisted Referral to Care (ARC) or up to 12 sessions of BBT over 16 weeks. The primary outcome was clinical response across anxiety and depression, defined as a Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement Score of ≤2. Secondary outcomes included interview-rated functioning, depression, and anxiety. Here, we report on outcomes at 32 weeks after randomization. All analyses with primary outcomes are corrected for multiple comparisons using the f

SUBMITTER: Brent DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6940557 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature