Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy for Clinically Anxious 7- to 10-Year-Olds: An Open Multiple Baseline Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT: This multiple-baseline open pilot trial examined feasibility, compliance, acceptability, and preliminary indices of efficacy of Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GC-MRT) for anxious 7- to 10-year-old children. GC-MRT is a novel therapy for anxiety disorders that relies on eye-tracking technology and operant conditioning principles to divert attention toward neutral over threat stimuli, with music serving as a reward. Using a multiple-baseline design, 12 children (M _age = 8.3 years, SD = .72, range = 7-10; 4 girls) with social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or separation anxiety disorder received 8 therapy sessions. Clinical status was determined via semistructured interviews and questionnaires. Patients were randomized to wait 1, 3, or 5 weeks

SUBMITTER: Linetzky M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7646125 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature