A New Parenting-Based Group Intervention for Young Anxious Children: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial - 10/08/11
, Deb McNally, B.Sc. Clin.Psy.D. Dip.Cog.Ther. b, Andy P. Field, B.Sc. D.Phil. c, Stewart Rust, B.Sc. Clin.Psy.D. PGDip Neuropsych b, Ben Laskey, B.A. Clin.Psy.D. b, Clare Dixon, B.Sc. a, Bridie Gallagher, B.Sc. Ph.D. a, Richard Harrington, M.D. d, Chloe Miller, B.Sc. a, Kathryn Pemberton, B.A. B.Sc. a, Wendy Symes, B.Sc. M.Sc. a, Caroline White, B.Sc. Clin.Psy.D. b, Adrine Woodham, B.Sc. M.A. a
Correspondence to Dr. Sam Cartwright-Hatton, School of Psychological Sciences, 2nd Floor Zochonis Building, Brunswick St, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UKRésumé |
Objective |
Despite recent advances, there are still no interventions that have been developed for the specific treatment of young children who have anxiety disorders. This study examined the impact of a new, cognitive–behaviorally based parenting intervention on anxiety symptoms.
Method |
Families of 74 anxious children (aged 9 years or less) took part in a randomized controlled trial, which compared the new 10-session, group-format intervention with a wait-list control condition. Outcome measures included blinded diagnostic interview and self-reports from parents and children.
Results |
Intention-to-treat analyses indicated that children whose parent(s) received the intervention were significantly less anxious at the end of the study than those in the control condition. Specifically, 57% of those receiving the new intervention were free of their primary disorder, compared with 15% in the control condition. Moreover, 32% of treated children were free of any anxiety diagnosis at the end of the treatment period, compared with 6% of those in the control group. Treatment gains were maintained at 12-month follow-up.
Conclusions |
This new parenting-based intervention may represent an advance in the treatment of this previously neglected group. Clinical trial registration information: Anxiety in Young Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a New Cognitive-Behaviourally Based Parenting Intervention; www.isrctn.org/; ISRCTN12166762.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : anxiety, parenting, randomized controlled trial
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| The study took place in the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (Manchester). |
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| The authors are very grateful to those took part in this study and to the Mental Health Network (North-West). |
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| Disclosure: Dr. Cartwright-Hatton received support from the MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship G108/604 during preparation of this manuscript. Drs. McNally, Field, Rust, Laskey, Harrington (deceased), Gallagher, and White, and Ms. Dixon, Ms. Miller, Ms. Pemberton, Ms. Symes, and Ms. Woodham report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest. |
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| Supplemental material cited in this article is available online. |
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