Exposure-Focused CBT Outperforms Relaxation-Based Control in an RCT of Treatment for Child and Adolescent Anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The relative contribution of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) components to treatment outcomes for child anxiety disorders (CADs) is unclear. Recent meta-analyses suggest that exposure may be the primary active ingredient in CBT for CADs, and that relaxation may be relatively less effective. This brief report tests the hypothesis that exposure-focused CBT (EF-CBT) would outperform a relaxation-based active therapy control (Relaxation Mentorship Training; RMT) for the treatment of CADs.

Method

Participants were 102 youth with CADs (mean age = 11.91, 26 males; 76.4% White, 14.7% Multiracial, 3.9% Black, 3.9% Asian, 0.9% other/do not wish to identify) as part of an ongoing neuroimaging randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned (rati

SUBMITTER: Bilek E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8548408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature