Annie Bernier, Catherine Cimon-Paquet, Carole-Anne Leblanc, Nathalie Fontaine, Marie-Julie Béliveau, George M Tarabulsy, Arianne Lavoie, Rose L Thériault
{"title":"Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children and Parent-Child Relationships: A Cycle of Mutual Influences?","authors":"Annie Bernier, Catherine Cimon-Paquet, Carole-Anne Leblanc, Nathalie Fontaine, Marie-Julie Béliveau, George M Tarabulsy, Arianne Lavoie, Rose L Thériault","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2724271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2026.2724271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Children with elevated callous-unemotional (CU) traits display shallow affect, a lack of concern for the feelings of others, and a lack of guilt or remorse. These deficits may elicit negative reactions from their caregivers and thereby impede the development of a warm, harmonious parent-child relationship. Over time, these relational difficulties may exacerbate CU manifestations in children and thus perpetuate a maladaptive developmental cycle. This study aimed to test transactional associations between child CU traits and the quality of mother-child interactions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A community sample of 237 mostly White middle-class dyads (121 girls) was assessed at three waves. Mother-child mutual responsiveness was evaluated based on videotaped interactions at ages 2, 4, and 6 years. Child CU traits were reported by mothers and fathers at the same timepoints.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analyses suggested that across both time intervals, child CU traits significantly predicted subsequent deteriorations in mother-child mutual responsiveness, but not vice-versa.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that young children with CU traits may inadvertently thwart the quality of their relationships with their caregivers, which can have significant consequences for their ongoing socioemotional development. It may therefore be judicious to implement existing intervention strategies that seek to enhance the quality of parent-child interactions in dyads where children have elevated CU traits, so as to interrupt this negative cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148991990","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}
Julie M Petersen, Malena A Nygaard, Kate M Adams, Katherine E Venturo-Conerly, John R Weisz
{"title":"Cross-Lagged Panel Models of Symptom Patterns in Transdiagnostic Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Comorbidities.","authors":"Julie M Petersen, Malena A Nygaard, Kate M Adams, Katherine E Venturo-Conerly, John R Weisz","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2731345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2026.2731345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Youth mental health disorders are commonly categorized as internalizing (e.g. depression, anxiety) or externalizing (e.g. disruptive misconduct), yet many youths meet diagnostic criteria for both. The purpose of this study was to assess the directionality of change of internalizing and externalizing symptoms among youths with comorbid presentations who received the Modular Approach to Treatment of Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We investigated trajectories of symptom patterns during treatment for youths with comorbidity/elevations in both internalizing and externalizing broadband scales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and/or Youth Self Report (YSR) at baseline. We used data from youths and caregivers (<i>N</i> = 273, M<sub>age</sub> = 10.1 years old, 56.8% cisgender boys, 60.1% white) reporting clinically elevated internalizing and externalizing symptoms at baseline in three randomized trials of the transdiagnostic MATCH. Cross‑lagged panel models were conducted to assess patterns of symptoms across four timepoints.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No significant directional pattern was found for youth-reported symptoms, but caregiver-reported symptoms showed a significant directional relationship such that when externalizing symptoms improved, internalizing symptoms subsequently improved. This finding was robust across sexes and treatment priority groups - i.e. regardless of whether treatment initially focused on internalizing or externalizing symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings highlight the potential importance of reducing externalizing symptoms in youths receiving transdiagnostic treatment for comorbid presentations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148991978","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}
Amanda L Sanchez, Vanesa A Mora Ringle, Ana A Baumann, Amber Calloway, Darlene M Davis Goodwine, Sasha N Flowers, Chris Kang, Asha Rudrabhatla, Emily M Becker-Haimes
{"title":"Future Directions for the Advancement of Person-Centered Culturally Responsive Treatment to Support Youth Mental Healthcare Equity.","authors":"Amanda L Sanchez, Vanesa A Mora Ringle, Ana A Baumann, Amber Calloway, Darlene M Davis Goodwine, Sasha N Flowers, Chris Kang, Asha Rudrabhatla, Emily M Becker-Haimes","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2697210","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2697210","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Youth from minoritized backgrounds face significant inequities in accessing and benefiting from evidence-based mental healthcare. Although decades of research highlight the central role of sociocultural context in shaping mental health needs and treatment outcomes, current evidence-based interventions (EBIs) rarely provide explicit guidance for addressing the intersecting sociocultural experiences of minoritized youth. In this article, we synthesize approaches to culturally responsive care and argue for a shift toward person-centered culturally responsive (PCCR) treatment. PCCR treatment is an individualized, practice-oriented approach that flexibly integrates youth and family cultural identities, contextual stressors, and strengths. Using the development of the Revamping Evidence-based Supports to Promote Effective Culturally Responsive Treatment (RESPECT) toolkit as an illustrative example, we outline a systematic, community-engaged, practice-based process for supporting PCCR treatment within exposure-based CBT. We then identify key gaps in the current evidence base, including limited operationalization of PCCR strategies, insufficient research on their effectiveness and mechanisms, and the lack of implementation strategies to support clinician training, decision-making, and sustainment. Finally, we propose future directions to support a path toward advancing PCCR treatment that prioritizes practice-based community-engaged methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"947-972"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148585748","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}
Amanda Venta, Maria Cuervo, Renee Frederick, Alfonso Mercado
{"title":"Probing Relations of Attachment with PTSD in Latinx Asylum-Seeking Youth Released from Federal Custody.","authors":"Amanda Venta, Maria Cuervo, Renee Frederick, Alfonso Mercado","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2677144","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2677144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>There has been tremendous growth in Latinx families seeking asylum at the U.S./Mexico border and a health disparity associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a growing concern. The aim of this study was to examine how attachment to mothers, fathers, and peers relates to PTSD symptoms among Latinx asylum seeking children to provide first data on putative protective interpersonal factors in this high-risk group.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We interviewed <i>N</i> = 57 (<i>M</i><sub><i>age</i></sub> = 9, <i>female</i> = 46%) young Latinx children and their caregivers who had been released from Customs and Border Patrol custody within the last 24 hours. Attachment was measured utilizing the Inventory for Peer and Parent Attachment and PTSD symptoms were assessed using the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index total score via both parent and child report. Questionnaires were completed in Spanish, via one-on-one interview.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Linear regression models in which attachment variables (i.e. trust, communication, and alienation) served as independent variables and PTSD symptoms served as the dependent variable, controlling for child sex and age, indicated that maternal communication was significantly, negatively related to PTSD symptoms (<i>t</i> = -2.08, <i>p</i> = .037) and peer alienation was significantly, positively related to PTSD symptoms (<i>t</i> = 3.189, <i>p</i> = .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results indicate the unique and important roles that interpersonal relationships play in PTSD symptomatology in asylum seeking Latinx children and inform targets for intervention development. While findings are preliminary, they are timely given changes in immigration policy and research funding rendering asylum-seeking families more vulnerable.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"927-932"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148165129","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}
Ijeoma Opara, Sitara Weerakoon, Gul Saeed, Beatriz Duran-Becerra, Cristina Pagan
{"title":"Qualitative Exploration of Neighborhoods, Youth Substance Misuse, and Mental Health in an Urban Community.","authors":"Ijeoma Opara, Sitara Weerakoon, Gul Saeed, Beatriz Duran-Becerra, Cristina Pagan","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2617211","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2617211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This qualitative study seeks to explore community-level risk and protective factors influencing substance use and mental health among urban youth in Paterson, New Jersey, and to identify actionable targets for prevention and mental health interventions using a community trauma framework.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Purposive and venue-based sampling was used as a method to recruit youth (<i>N</i> = 90). Fifteen focus groups were conducted; a majority of the sample identified as Black (71.1%) and (16.7%) identified as Hispanic with an average age of 16 years old. The sample included 54.4% male participants and 45.6% female participants. All focus groups were audio-recorded and transcribed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three major themes emerged from our focus groups with youth from Paterson, which include: 1) the socio-cultural environment and its impact on substance misuse; 2) physical and built environment, and 3) educational and economic environment, all major constructs of the Community Trauma framework, which was used as a guide to interpret findings.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings demonstrate that youth in Paterson view substance use as deeply intertwined with their socio-cultural, physical, and economic environments. These results highlight the need for multilevel interventions such as improving neighborhood safety and increasing access to culturally responsive mental health services. Policy implications include enacting zoning ordinances to limit the density of tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol retailers near schools and implementing school-based mental health programs. Taken together, these strategies can reduce youth exposure to risk environments and promote healthier developmental trajectories for urban youth of color.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"878-893"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13618881/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146259795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie N Pham, Rosanna Breaux, Joshua M Langberg, Stephen P Becker
{"title":"Parent Profiles as Predictors of Emotion Dysregulation in Adolescence: Comparing Youth With and Without ADHD.","authors":"Stephanie N Pham, Rosanna Breaux, Joshua M Langberg, Stephen P Becker","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2687065","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2687065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Parents and caregivers substantially contribute to youth emotional development. Emotion dysregulation is a significant, pervasive concern for youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, with adolescence being a salient but understudied developmental period. Several parent-related factors have shown to independently predict youth Emotion dysregulation. However, it is unclear whether there are underlying patterns of co-occurring parent-related factors that relate to emotion dysregulation in adolescents. This study examined potential latent profiles of parent factors and whether parent profiles (1) differed among parents of adolescents are diagnosed with or without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and (2) were associated with adolescent emotion dysregulation outcomes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study sample included 266 adolescents (54.1% male; 81.6% White; 51.1% comprehensively diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three distinct parent profiles emerged: Low Internalizing/Emotion dysregulation and High Authoritative Parenting (62.5% of sample), Moderate Internalizing/Emotion dysregulation and Permissive Parenting (10.9% of sample), and High Internalizing/Emotion dysregulation and Moderate Authoritative Parenting (26.6% of sample). Results indicated that parents of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely to be in the High Internalizing/Emotion dysregulation and Moderate Authoritative Parenting profile. Profiles characterized by authoritative parenting practices were generally associated with less emotion dysregulation, though no significant differences in self-reported adolescent emotion dysregulation were observed across profiles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings underscore the potential for parent psychopathology, emotion dysregulation, and parenting practices to serve as targets for interventions aimed at reducing emotion dysregulation, particularly in neurodiverse populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"827-843"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148279293","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}
Sooyun Cho, Miho O Tatsuki, Julia Obi, Fatou Gaye, Kathy Harvey, Michael J Kofler
{"title":"Are Social Problems in Children with ADHD Due to Knowledge Gaps or Performance Difficulties? An Examination of Competing Model Predictions.","authors":"Sooyun Cho, Miho O Tatsuki, Julia Obi, Fatou Gaye, Kathy Harvey, Michael J Kofler","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2660291","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2660291","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Emerging evidence suggests that social skills difficulties in children with ADHD are not due to difficulty learning/acquiring age-expected social skills, but instead to difficulty performing known social skills in the moment. The current study reflects the largest investigation to date to disentangle social knowledge vs. performance difficulties in children with and without ADHD, while also probing the extent to which children with ADHD exhibit strengths in specific social domains.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A clinically evaluated and carefully phenotyped sample of children ages 8-13 with and without ADHD (<i>N</i> = 277; 42.6% girls; 66.8% White Non-Hispanic) was assessed using the well-validated social behavioral analysis framework to quantify social skills acquisition difficulties, performance difficulties, and strengths across settings (home, school).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Acquisition difficulties were rare and idiosyncratic for both groups; parents and teachers perceived fewer than 15% of children with ADHD as missing any specific social skill. In contrast, performance difficulties were predominant in the ADHD group and occurred at significantly higher rates across informants relative to the non-ADHD group in the domains of communication, cooperation, empathy, responsibility, and self-control (all <i>p</i> < .001), but not assertion or engagement (both <i>p</i> > .56). Interestingly, children with ADHD were also perceived across informants as having strengths in specific communication and engagement skills, despite exhibiting significantly fewer social strengths overall vs. the non-ADHD group (<i>p</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings are consistent with updated conceptualizations suggesting social skills difficulties in children with ADHD are not primarily due to a lack of social knowledge but rather from the inconsistent execution of known social skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"810-826"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844672","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}
Vanesa Mora Ringle, Ashley M Shaw, Sarah Kennedy, Broquelynn Shepard, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Golda S Ginsburg, Jill Ehrenreich-May
{"title":"Real-World Wins and Obstacles: Therapists' Impressions of the Unified Protocol with Adolescents in the Community.","authors":"Vanesa Mora Ringle, Ashley M Shaw, Sarah Kennedy, Broquelynn Shepard, Amanda Jensen-Doss, Golda S Ginsburg, Jill Ehrenreich-May","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2714517","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2714517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Treatment implementation input from frontline providers working within diagnostically, socioeconomically, and ethno-racially diverse communities is essential for optimizing treatment delivery in these settings. Transdiagnostic treatments like the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) were developed to ease adoption and delivery, but no study to date has systematically examined how community therapists perceive it. This study sought to address this important issue through an in-depth, qualitative analysis.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i> = 20; 80% female; 25% Black; 75% White; 32% Latine/x) were recruited after they completed UP-A and measurement-based care training as part of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effectiveness of both treatments for adolescent anxiety and depression. Therapists served predominantly White (60.7%) and Latine/x (41.3%) adolescents from socioeconomically diverse backgrounds.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In reflecting on their UP-A experiences, therapists' accounts converged around five themes: 1) Client engagement and psychosocial/familial factors may impact UP-A implementation, 2) The UP-A is helpful for teens in community settings, particularly for addressing anxiety, 3) The UP-A has cross-cultural relevance, especially when paired with subtle cultural tailoring for buy-in and engagement, 4) Therapist self-efficacy, distress, and prior experience shape UP-A delivery, and 5) While organizational leaders are receptive to UP-A implementation, systemic barriers within community mental health make it challenging to provide enough support.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The in-depth perspectives of frontline providers, especially those working in under-resourced community settings, improve our understanding of the process of implementing transdiagnostic approaches in uncontrolled settings, and have implications for treatment developers and implementation researchers and practitioners.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148814511","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}
George Abitante, Alexa Scher, Sofia Olivares, Judy Garber
{"title":"The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and Youth Depression - In Context.","authors":"George Abitante, Alexa Scher, Sofia Olivares, Judy Garber","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2718199","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2718199","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) system is a valuable framework for researchers seeking to understand the mechanisms underlying psychopathology. Although RDoC provides guidance for studying biological and behavioral mechanisms, it offers relatively little direction for incorporating environmental variables into study designs. Consequently, RDoC studies may overlook or ignore environmental context, reducing the likelihood of evaluating possible interactions of biological and environmental processes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The current review investigated the extent to which studies utilizing the RDoC framework have included environmental factors when evaluating mechanisms of depression in youth.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results showed that environmental variables have been measured infrequently, with economic instability measured most often (36% of studies). Additionally, studies of youth adverse childhood events, parental psychosocial factors, and social and community context often have been analyzed as substantive variables of interest, whereas economic instability and parent education primarily have been used as covariates, when included at all. Distinct patterns were identified depending on the age group under study, with generally lower rates of inclusion of environmental variables in studies of adolescents as compared to children.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We provide recommendations for how to incorporate environmental context into RDoC studies to further our understanding of the development of depression in youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13573022/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148799661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine E Wislocki, Rosa Hernandez-Ramos, Mai-Lan Tran, Emily Petti, David P Cenkner, Miranda Bridgwater, Ghazal Naderi, Harper Murphy, Leslie Walker, Alyson K Zalta
{"title":"Psychotherapy Treatment Manuals for Youth (1950-2025): A Scoping Review.","authors":"Katherine E Wislocki, Rosa Hernandez-Ramos, Mai-Lan Tran, Emily Petti, David P Cenkner, Miranda Bridgwater, Ghazal Naderi, Harper Murphy, Leslie Walker, Alyson K Zalta","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2026.2694087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2026.2694087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Treatment manuals are critical to research and practice. Although existing studies have reviewed treatment manuals available through research, no research has been conducted to understand the body of commercially available youth-focused treatment manuals.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A scoping review of commercially available psychotherapy treatment manuals focused on youth was conducted. Traditional and programmatic-based search methods were used to query WorldCat, PsycINFO, and Google Books in July 2022, January 2025, and May 2025. A total of 85,264 results were screened during the preliminary screening, 3,166 results were screened during the secondary screening, and 462 treatment manuals were included and coded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Treatment manuals have proliferated over time, with a majority of treatment manuals having been published since 2000 (84.4%). Most treatment manuals offered integrative (<i>n</i> = 123; 26.6%), second-wave cognitive behavioral (<i>n</i> = 111; 24.0%), or behavioral interventions (<i>n</i> = 87; 18.8%). Behavior problems (21.9%), traumatic sequelae (14.3%), emotional issues (9.3%), autism spectrum disorder (8.9%), and posttraumatic stress disorder (8.9%) were most commonly targeted. A small proportion of commercially available manuals (5.8%) presented ≥ 20% of content adapted for specific populations, primarily for gender identity or disability. Only 16% of reviewed treatment manuals were recognized in evidence-based practice guidelines.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Commercially available manuals for youth continue to grow, with differences in the proliferation by treatment and clinical target. A fraction of reviewed treatment manuals focused on providing adapted content for specific populations. Future efforts focused on creating more accessible, high-quality, and effective training resources for evidence-based practice are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148761900","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}