V Robin Weersing, Pauline Goger, Karen T G Schwartz, Selena A Baca, Felix Angulo, Merissa Kado-Walton
{"title":"Evidence-Base Update of Psychosocial and Combination Treatments for Child and Adolescent Depression.","authors":"V Robin Weersing, Pauline Goger, Karen T G Schwartz, Selena A Baca, Felix Angulo, Merissa Kado-Walton","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2384022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This evidence-based update (EBU) builds on three previous reviews (1998, 2008, 2017) sponsored by the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology with the aim of evaluating the empirical support for psychosocial interventions for depression in youth.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In the current review period (2014-2022), 25 randomized controlled trials (RCT) were identified: four in children and 21 in adolescents. Descriptive effect sizes and number-needed-to-treat (NNT) ratios were calculated for primary outcomes. Results were integrated with prior reviews, and cumulative evidence used to classify treatments as well-established, probably efficacious, possibly efficacious, or experimental. Published secondary analyses of predictors, moderators, and mediators were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For adolescents, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-A), CBT in combination with antidepressant medication, and collaborative care programs were all classified as well-established. The evidence was considerably weaker for children, with no treatments achieving well-established or probably efficacious status. New developments include greater exploration of parent- and family-mediated treatment models and increasing evidence on technology-assisted interventions. Data on predictors, moderators, and mediators continued to be focused on adolescent depression samples and drawn from a limited number of RCT datasets.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Since the prior EBU, there has been incremental progress in youth depression treatment research. There is an urgent need to: (a) develop innovative approaches to substantially improve on the modest effects seen in most RCTs, (b) expand the evidence base for children and other underserved groups, (c) craft evidence-based guidelines for choosing between interventions when multiple efficacious treatments do exist, and (d) address issues of treatment effectiveness and scalability to ameliorate the wide prevalence and high impact of depression in youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142569875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Girija Kadlaskar, Ana-Maria Iosif, Burt Hatch, Leiana de la Paz, Annie Chuang, Makayla M Soller, Jocelynn Morales-Martinez, Kimberly G Tena, Jenna P Sandler, Sally Ozonoff, Meghan Miller
{"title":"Delay of Gratification in Preschoolers with Autism and Concerns for ADHD.","authors":"Girija Kadlaskar, Ana-Maria Iosif, Burt Hatch, Leiana de la Paz, Annie Chuang, Makayla M Soller, Jocelynn Morales-Martinez, Kimberly G Tena, Jenna P Sandler, Sally Ozonoff, Meghan Miller","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2405813","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2405813","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Self-regulation abilities in childhood are predictive of a range of challenges later in life, making it important to identify difficulties in this area as early as possible. Autistic children and those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulties with self-regulation, but little is known about the similarities and differences in such abilities across neurodevelopmental conditions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We examined self-regulation using a delay of gratification task in 36-month-old autistic children (<i>n</i> = 20), those showing clinically relevant concerns for ADHD (i.e. ADHD Concerns; <i>n</i> = 24), and Comparison children without these conditions (<i>n</i> = 130); early predictors of self-regulation were also assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both the Autism and ADHD Concerns groups had greater difficulty waiting for a desired snack than the Comparison group. At the longest delay trial (30 seconds), a substantial percentage of autistic children (50%) and those with ADHD Concerns (35%) consumed the snack prematurely, in contrast to only 16% of the Comparison group. Parent-reported temperament-based impulsivity at 18 months and examiner-observed ADHD-like traits at 24 months were associated with increased self-regulation challenges at 36 months, regardless of group. Adjusting for verbal abilities attenuated some of these differences and associations, suggesting that language may be an important mechanism undergirding early self-regulatory abilities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Given possible links between preschool self-regulation and a range of critical functional outcomes, future studies may explore the efficacy of early interventions targeting impulsivity and regulatory behaviors in infants and toddlers at elevated likelihood for developing self-regulation challenges to potentially reduce the impact of these difficulties later in life.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142337159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalia Ramos, Elizabeth Ollen, David J Miklowitz, Jeanne Miranda
{"title":"Development and Pilot of a Portable Community-Based Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth with Depression Symptoms.","authors":"Natalia Ramos, Elizabeth Ollen, David J Miklowitz, Jeanne Miranda","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2395254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2395254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) youth experience known inequities in mental health outcomes, including depression and suicidality. The Promoting Wellbeing & Resilience (PWR) class is an interactive, developmentally tailored group that provides strength-based, practical skills to LGBTQ+ teenagers with depression. It is designed to be implemented by paraprofessionals to increase community-based access to care.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Investigators developed and piloted an eight-session cognitive-behavioral class for LGBTQ+ youth (<i>N</i> = 21) ages 12 to 17 (<i>M</i> = 14.8 years, 81% Caucasian, 57% gender diverse, 100% non-heterosexual) with depression symptoms. The youth received training in mood regulation, communication skills, stress management, and goal setting in a small group format (5-8 youth per group). Outcomes were youth-reported depression (primary), anxiety, and trauma symptoms at pre-treatment and post-treatment. Paired sample (dependent) one-tailed t-tests were used to examine treatment effects. Focus groups were also conducted with participants to assess satisfaction and collect qualitative feedback regarding class content and format.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The resilience class was associated with reductions in depression symptoms post-treatment (t(17) = 3.3, <i>p</i> = .002, d = 0.5) but not anxiety (t(17) = 1.8, <i>p</i> = .049, d = 0.3) or trauma symptoms (t(17) = 1.2, <i>p</i> = .118, d = 0.1). Completion rates for all group sessions were high (95%), and the majority (57%) of participants returned for an optional review session.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preliminary results suggest a manualized 8-week skills-based cognitive-behavioral group intervention designed to be delivered by paraprofessionals may be effective at reducing depression symptoms in actively depressed LGBTQ+ youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nehal Methi, Imani Weeks, Rowan Hunt, Taylor C McGuire, Alex Rubin, Madlin Decker, Jessica L Schleider, Shirley B Wang, Kathryn Fox
{"title":"Accessibility and Utility of an Electronic Self-Guided Safety Plan for Adolescents.","authors":"Nehal Methi, Imani Weeks, Rowan Hunt, Taylor C McGuire, Alex Rubin, Madlin Decker, Jessica L Schleider, Shirley B Wang, Kathryn Fox","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2395271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2395271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Suicidal thoughts and behaviors are a leading cause of death, injury, and hospitalization among adolescents. Few evidence-based interventions exist, and these tend to be inaccessible for most youth. Electronic safety plan interventions represent a new avenue to disseminate an evidence-based suicide prevention tool. However, it is not clear whether youth find electronic, self-guided safety plans helpful, nor whether they will use the resulting safety card when experiencing suicidal thoughts or urges. This study examines adolescents' perceptions and use of an electronic, self-guided safety plan intervention.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We recruited 322 adolescents with a past-year history of suicidal thoughts or behaviors, ages 13-17 (55.9% white and non-Hispanic; majority reporting diverse sexual orientations and genders) online via social media to participate in this two-part longitudinal study. At baseline, participants completed the electronic safety plan interventions and reported on key aspects of its usefulness and areas of improvement. Participants reported their use and perceptions of the plan one month later.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results suggested that adolescents understood, liked, and believed they would use a self-guided safety plan. One month later, about ⅓ of youth who experienced suicidal thoughts or urges used their safety card. Open-ended responses highlighted several features that adolescents enjoyed, including clarity, ease of use, and privacy. Participants also highlighted key areas for improvement, including formatting and language.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides initial support for adolescent use of electronic self-guided safety plans. Next steps include updating this intervention based on youth feedback and testing the effectiveness of this tool using gold standard research methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kimberly D Becker, Eleanor G Wu, Jonathan G Westman, Meredith R Boyd, Karen Guan, Davielle Lakind, Wendy Chu, Kendra S Knudsen, W Joshua Bradley, Alayna L Park, Tara Kenworthy LaMarca, Emily Lang, Bruce F Chorpita
{"title":"The Interrater Reliability of a Coding System for Measuring Mental Health Professionals' Decisions and Actions.","authors":"Kimberly D Becker, Eleanor G Wu, Jonathan G Westman, Meredith R Boyd, Karen Guan, Davielle Lakind, Wendy Chu, Kendra S Knudsen, W Joshua Bradley, Alayna L Park, Tara Kenworthy LaMarca, Emily Lang, Bruce F Chorpita","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2384027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The clinical decisions and actions of evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) are largely underspecified and poorly understood, in part due to the lack of measurement methods. We tested the reliability of a behavioral coding system that characterizes a flow of interrelated activities that includes problem detection and prioritization, intervention selection and implementation, and review of intervention integrity and impact.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The context included two publicly funded youth mental health service organizations located in geographically distinct and underresourced communities in the U.S. where service inequities are common. We sampled 84 digitally recorded and transcribed supervision events that included a sample of professionals who were mostly women (93.02%) and BIPOC (86.04%) whose self-reported race/ethnicity matched the youth populations they served. We coded these events for activities (e.g., considering) and their predicate content (i.e., problems or practices) and examined reliability of these codes applied to excerpts (i.e., small contiguous units of dialogue) as well as to complete events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Interrater reliability estimates showed that, overall, coders reliably rated the occurrence and extensiveness of activities and content. Excerpt coding was generally more reliable than event coding. However, mathematical aggregation of excerpt coding offered a superior method for estimating event codes reliably, reducing individual subjectivity while providing event level synthesis of activities that are grounded in excerpt level details.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The assessment of clinical decisions and actions has the potential to unpack the black box of EBPP, with different methods best suited to different research questions and resource considerations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Riana Elyse Anderson, Natasha Johnson, Shawn C T Jones, Akilah Patterson, Nkemka Anyiwo
{"title":"Racial Socialization and Black Adolescent Mental Health and Developmental Outcomes: A Critical Review and Future Directions.","authors":"Riana Elyse Anderson, Natasha Johnson, Shawn C T Jones, Akilah Patterson, Nkemka Anyiwo","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2384025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Black American adolescents are beleaguered with the most frequent and severe experiences of racial discrimination (RD) among their peers. To protect Black adolescents' mental health and developmental outcomes from the pernicious impact of discrimination, parents and other proximal adults and peers often utilize racial socialization (RS), or communications and behaviors emphasizing the importance of race and the harms of racism. While several recent RS reviews have been conducted across ethnicity, a modern review investigating RS practices related to and predictive of Black adolescent psychosocial outcomes is needed.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>To ground our critical systematic review of 45 articles, we first highlighted the ways RD impacts the lives of Black adolescents. Then, drawing from integrative models for Black youth development, we synthesized recent psychological, academic, and sociocultural literatures to describe the role of RS in Black adolescents' wellness.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The impact of various tenets of RS was seen most clearly as a protective factor against RD with respect to adolescents' mental health (e.g. depression), academic achievement (e.g. GPA), and sociocultural identity (e.g. public and private racial regard) development. Cultural socialization, a strategy related to extolling pride for one's race, was the most consistent RS protective factor, with novel RS constructs (e.g. parental competency) emerging as a method to buffer youth internalizing and externalizing problems.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Recommendations are made for future research on understudied components of RS and multiple methods and reporters to capture a more holistic depiction of RS practices. We emphasize preventative and intervening approaches to reduce the impetus for RS and its impact, including burgeoning clinical and community-level programs and the importance for provider training to yield positive mental health outcomes for Black adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joshua S Steinberg, Olivia M Fitzpatrick, Sakshi Khurana, Melody Y Kim, Patrick Mair, Jessica L Schleider, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, John R Weisz
{"title":"Is There a Place for Cognitive Restructuring in Brief, Self-Guided Interventions? Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session, Digital Program for Adolescents.","authors":"Joshua S Steinberg, Olivia M Fitzpatrick, Sakshi Khurana, Melody Y Kim, Patrick Mair, Jessica L Schleider, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, John R Weisz","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2384026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Self-guided digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) teaching empirically supported skills (e.g. behavioral activation) have demonstrated efficacy for improving youth mental health, but we lack evidence for the complex skill of cognitive restructuring (CR).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We conducted the first-ever RCT testing a CR DMHI (\"Project Think\") against an active control (supportive therapy; \"Project Share\") in collaboration with public schools. Pre-registered outcomes were DMHI acceptability and helpfulness post-intervention, as well as internalizing symptoms and CR skills use from baseline to seven-month follow-up, in the full sample and the subsample with elevated symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i> = 597; M<sub>Age</sub> = 11.99; 48% female; 68% White) rated both programs highly on acceptability and helpfulness. Both conditions were associated with significant internalizing symptom reductions across time in both samples, with no significant condition differences. CR skills use declined significantly across time for Project Share youths but held steady across time for Project Think youths in both samples; this pattern produced a significant condition difference favoring Project Think within the elevated sample at seven-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Internalizing symptoms declined comparably for Think and Share participants. Consequently, future research should examine whether encouraging youths to share their feelings produces symptom improvements, and whether a single-session, self-guided CR DMHI produces beneficial effects relative to more inert control conditions. Further, the decline in CR skills use for Project Share youths versus sustained CR use by Project Think youths raises questions about the natural time course of youths' CR use and the impact of these DMHIs on that course. ClinicalTrials.gov Registration: NCT04806321.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Future Directions in Clinical Trials and Intention-To-Treat Analysis: Fulfilling Admirable Intentions Through the Right Questions.","authors":"Wendy K Silverman, Jeremy W Pettit, James Jaccard","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2384035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We call for clinical trials researchers to carefully consider questions about use of intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis and per protocol analysis. We discuss how questions about <i>efficacy and mechanisms of efficacy</i> are appropriately answered through the application of per protocol analysis. ITT analysis is well-suited and appropriate for addressing questions related to treatment <i>effectiveness</i>, typically adherence to the treatment with respect to an outcome. While guided by admirable intentions, ITT analysis is often not guided by the right questions, leading to ITT misapplication. We address additional misconceptions that often lead to ITT misapplication, including issues relating to treatment noncompletion and violation of random assignment. We further highlight future directions and implications, particularly that future clinical child and adolescent research trial designs will be increasingly characterized by hybrid trials that combine elements of efficacy, effectiveness, and implementation research, where ITT and per protocol analysis will be appropriately applied to answer the right questions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blanche Wright, Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Bryce D McLeod, Ashley Flores, Margarita Alegría, David A Langer, Denise Chavira, Anna S Lau
{"title":"Shared Decision-Making with Latinx Caregivers During Community Implemented Evidence-Based Practices: Determinants and Associations with Alliance.","authors":"Blanche Wright, Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Bryce D McLeod, Ashley Flores, Margarita Alegría, David A Langer, Denise Chavira, Anna S Lau","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2372761","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2372761","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The current observational study examined shared decision-making (SDM) with caregivers of Latinx youth within the delivery of multiple evidence-based practices (EBPs) in community mental health services. The aims of the study were to (1) Identify therapist and client factors associated with increased SDM within EBP sessions and (2) Examine the association between SDM and therapeutic alliance between community therapists and Latinx caregivers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The Observing Patient Involvement in Decision-Making (OPTION) instrument measured SDM in 210 audio-recorded therapy sessions with 62 community therapists (91.94% female; 69.35% Latinx) and 109 Latinx caregivers (91.43% female) of youth who were an average age of 8.26 years (SD = 3.59). We used the Therapy Process Observational Coding System for Child Psychotherapy-Alliance scale to measure the caregiver-therapist alliance observationally. Multilevel linear regressions were conducted to examine research questions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater SDM was observed within sessions where therapists targeted conduct problems versus trauma (B = -8.79, 95% CI[-14.09, -3.49], <i>p</i> = .001). There was a trend that SDM was higher in English-language sessions compared to Spanish. We found that the global measurement of SDM (B = .04, 95% CI[.01, .08], <i>p</i> = .03) and the OPTION item Integrate Preferences (B = .69, 95% CI[.07, 1.32], <i>p</i> = .03) were positively associated with alliance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SDM may help foster Latinx caregiver engagement within EBP delivery. Provider training in SDM may be warranted with consideration of the specific clinical contexts (e.g., by presenting problem) that are appropriate for collaborative treatment planning. More research is needed to further establish the benefits of SDM in youth psychotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141767639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan Rabner, Lesley A Norris, Thomas M Olino, Philip C Kendall
{"title":"A Comparison of Telehealth and In-Person Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders.","authors":"Jonathan Rabner, Lesley A Norris, Thomas M Olino, Philip C Kendall","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2372770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2372770","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth service use increased. However, little research has compared the efficacy of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth with anxiety administered via (a) telehealth and (b) in-person. The present study used non-inferiority analyses to examine outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders (diagnosed by an Independent Evaluator; IE) treated via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and youth treated via in-person therapy prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants (<i>n</i> = 92; M<sub>age</sub> = 11.5 years; 60.1% female; 75.0% White) were 46 youth who completed telehealth treatment and 46 youth who completed services in-person, matched on age and principal anxiety diagnosis. One-sided t-tests for non-inferiority were first estimated. Next, ANOVAs and regression models were performed, examining treatment differences and candidate moderators (e.g. social anxiety disorder, comorbid attention problems).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results support non-inferiority across multiple indices of outcomes (i.e. self- and caregiver-reported anxiety symptoms, IE-rated functional impairment, and IE-rated treatment response). Analyses indicate that both treatments were effective in reducing anxiety symptoms and functional impairment. Caregivers reported higher post-treatment levels of anxiety for youth treated via telehealth than youth treated in person. No variables moderated the differences in outcomes between treatment modalities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings support that CBT administered via telehealth is similarly efficacious as CBT administered in-person for youth with anxiety. Implications regarding the availability and accessibility of evidence-based treatment for youth with anxiety are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141601922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}