A randomized controlled trial of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescent anxiety disorders in a routine clinical care setting with and without parent sessions
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Jun 19, 2019
Waite P, et al. - In view of the observed efficacy of computerized treatments in young people with anxiety disorders within research settings, researchers evaluated a self-completed, therapist-supported online treatment for adolescent anxiety disorders in a routine clinical care setting. In addition, they examined if treatment outcome could be improved with additional sessions for parents. Either immediately or following a 16-week waitlist, treatment was initiated in 60 adolescents (13–18 years) referred by primary and secondary care services for an anxiety disorder and their parent(s). They allocated half the parents (receiving treatment immediately or after a waitlist) to receive sessions themselves. As per outcomes, adolescents with anxiety disorders showed no significantly better outcomes on receiving a therapist-supported online treatment when compared to adolescents in waitlist within a routine clinical care setting. They did not note significant additional benefit of parent sessions. Typically, parents seem to have some level of involvement in their child’s treatment in an informal manner, suggesting the possible unnecessity for the specific parent sessions offered.
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