Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in Young Children: A Dutch Open Trial of the Fun FRIENDS Program

IF 1.5 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behaviour Change Pub Date : 2019-10-30 DOI:10.1017/bec.2019.16

M. van der Mheen, J. Legerstee, G. Dieleman, M. Hillegers, E. Utens

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Abstract

Abstract Anxiety disorders in young children are highly prevalent and increase the risk of social, school, and familial problems, and also of psychiatric disorders in adolescence and adulthood. Nevertheless, effective interventions for this age group are lacking. One of the few available interventions is the Fun FRIENDS program. We examined whether young children with anxiety disorders showed less anxiety after participating in Fun FRIENDS. Twenty-eight clinically anxious children (4–8 years old) participated in the cognitive behavioural Fun FRIENDS program. The program consists of 12 weekly 1.5-hour sessions and was provided in groups of 3 to 5 children. At preintervention and direct postintervention, parents completed the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children and Child Behavior Checklist. Clinically and statistically significant decreases were found in number of anxiety disorders, symptom interference, emotional and behavioural problems, internalising problems, and anxiety problems. The decrease in anxious/depressed problems and externalising problems was not significant. Furthermore, higher preintervention anxiety levels predicted more treatment progress, whereas sex and age did not. The Dutch version of Fun FRIENDS is promising in treating anxiety disorders in young children. Randomised controlled trials are needed to draw definite conclusions on the effectiveness of Fun FRIENDS in a clinical setting.

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幼儿焦虑症的认知行为疗法:荷兰趣味朋友项目的公开试验

焦虑症在幼儿中非常普遍，并增加了社会、学校和家庭问题的风险，也增加了青少年和成年期精神疾病的风险。然而，缺乏针对这一年龄组的有效干预措施。为数不多的干预措施之一是“有趣的朋友”项目。我们研究了患有焦虑症的幼儿在参加“有趣的朋友”活动后是否表现出更少的焦虑。28名临床焦虑儿童(4-8岁)参加了认知行为有趣的朋友项目。该计划包括12次每周1.5小时的课程，以3至5名儿童为一组。在干预前和直接干预后，家长填写了《儿童焦虑障碍访谈表》和《儿童行为检查表》。临床和统计数据显示，焦虑障碍、症状干扰、情绪和行为问题、内化问题和焦虑问题的数量显著减少。焦虑/抑郁问题和外化问题的减少并不显著。此外，较高的干预前焦虑水平预示着更多的治疗进展，而性别和年龄则不然。荷兰版的“Fun FRIENDS”在治疗幼儿焦虑症方面很有前景。需要随机对照试验来得出关于Fun FRIENDS在临床环境中的有效性的明确结论。

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Behaviour Change PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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2.70

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期刊介绍： Behaviour Change is the journal of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy and has long been considered a leader in its field. It is a quarterly journal that publishes research involving the application of behavioural and cognitive-behavioural principles and techniques to the assessment and treatment of various problems. Features of Behaviour Change include: original empirical studies using either single subject or group comparison methodologies review articles case studies brief technical and clinical notes book reviews special issues dealing with particular topics in depth.