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BACKGROUND: Guided Parent-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (GPD-CBT) is a brief, effective treatment for childhood anxiety disorders, however not all children respond favourably. AIMS: To examine predictors of response to GPD-CBT. METHODS: Parents of 125 children (7-12 years) with an anxiety disorder received GPD-CBT over 2.6 or 5.3h. Recovery was measured post treatment and six months later. RESULTS: Younger children and those with primary Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) improved more post treatment, but older children and those without primary GAD had better outcomes at six month follow up. Fewer children allocated to 2.6h had recovered post treatment compared to those allocated to the 5.2h intervention, but did not differ significantly six months later. CONCLUSIONS: The identification of predictors of short and longer-term treatment outcomes can guide treatment decisions following this low-intensity approach.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.11.003

Type

Journal article

Journal

J Anxiety Disord

Publication Date

01/2017

Volume

45

Pages

43 - 48

Keywords

Anxiety disorders, Child/adolescent, Cognitive behavior therapy, Prediction of response, Stepped-care, Treatment, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Child, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Parents, Treatment Outcome