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Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review.

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Compton, SN; March, JS; Brent, D; Albano, AM; Weersing, R; Curry, J
Published in: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
August 2004

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on the cognitive-behavioral treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders within the conceptual framework of evidence-based medicine. METHOD: The psychiatric and psychological literature was systematically searched for controlled trials applying cognitive-behavioral treatment to pediatric anxiety and depressive disorders. RESULTS: For both anxiety and depression, substantial evidence supports the efficacy of problem-specific cognitive-behavioral interventions. Comparisons with wait-list, inactive control, and active control conditions suggest medium to large effects for symptom reduction in primary outcome domains. CONCLUSIONS: From an evidence-based perspective, cognitive-behavioral therapy is currently the treatment of choice for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents. Future research in this area will need to focus on comparing cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy with other treatments, component analyses, and the application of exportable protocol-driven treatments to divergent settings and patient populations.

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J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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0890-8567

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

43

Issue

8

Start / End Page

930 / 959

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Child
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Adolescent
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
 

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Compton, S. N., March, J. S., Brent, D., Albano, A. M., Weersing, R., & Curry, J. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 43(8), 930–959. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000127589.57468.bf
Compton, Scott N., John S. March, David Brent, Anne Marie Albano, Robin Weersing, and John Curry. “Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review.J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 43, no. 8 (August 2004): 930–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000127589.57468.bf.
Compton SN, March JS, Brent D, Albano AM, Weersing R, Curry J. Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;43(8):930–59.
Compton, Scott N., et al. “Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review.J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, vol. 43, no. 8, Aug. 2004, pp. 930–59. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/01.chi.0000127589.57468.bf.
Compton SN, March JS, Brent D, Albano AM, Weersing R, Curry J. Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for anxiety and depressive disorders in children and adolescents: an evidence-based medicine review. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;43(8):930–959.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0890-8567

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

43

Issue

8

Start / End Page

930 / 959

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Humans
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Child
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Adolescent
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology