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Group Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial in a General Child Psychiatric Hospital Setting
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Kilburn, Tina R.; Sørensen, Merete J.; Thastum, Mikael; Rapee, Ronald M.; Rask, Charlotte U.; Arendt, Kristian B.; Carlsen, Anders H.; Thomsen, Per H. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) programs adapted to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) effectively reduce anxiety when run in university clinics. Forty-nine children aged 8-14 years participated in a waitlist controlled study in a general child psychiatric hospital setting. Post-treatment 30% of the children were free of their…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hospitalized Children
Effect of Comorbidity on Treatment of Anxious Children and Adolescents: Results from a Large, Combined Sample
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Rapee, Ronald M.; Lyneham, Heidi J.; Hudson, Jennifer L.; Kangas, Maria; Wuthrich, Viviana M.; Schniering, Carolyn A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the influence of comorbid disorders on the degree of change and the endpoint of cognitive-behavioral treatment in anxious young people. Method: Data on 750 children 6 to 18 years old were compiled from different samples within one clinic. All children had a primary anxiety disorder and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Attention Deficit Disorders
Predicting Outcomes Following Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Child Anxiety Disorders: The Influence of Genetic, Demographic and Clinical Information
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Hudson, Jennifer L.; Lester, Kathryn J.; Lewis, Cathryn M.; Tropeano, Maria; Creswell, Cathy; Collier, David A.; Cooper, Peter; Lyneham, Heidi J.; Morris, Talia; Rapee, Ronald M.; Roberts, Susanna; Donald, Jennifer A.; Eley, Thalia C. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Within a therapeutic gene by environment (G × E) framework, we recently demonstrated that variation in the Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism; "5HTTLPR" and marker rs6330 in Nerve Growth Factor gene; "NGF" is associated with poorer outcomes following cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for child anxiety…
Descriptors: Prediction, Outcomes of Treatment, Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring
Annual Research Review: Conceptualising Functional Impairment in Children and Adolescents
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Rapee, Ronald M.; Bogels, Susan M.; van der Sluis, Cathy M.; Craske, Michelle G.; Ollendick, Thomas – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Functional impairment is a key factor in the clinical importance of mental health problems in children. Yet, the nature of impairment and criteria for defining and assessing impairment in childhood disorders has been surprisingly overlooked in much of the literature. The current article examines the extant literature on the conceptualisation,…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Children, Adolescents, Mental Disorders
Interrater Reliability of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Version
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Lyneham, Heidi J.; Abbott, Maree J.; Rapee, Ronald M. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: The present study determined interrater agreement on diagnoses achieved using the parent and child versions of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for Children for DSM-IV (ADIS-C/P) and examined informant, age, and gender influences on reliability. Method: Diagnoses established for 153 seven- to 16-year-old children during live…
Descriptors: Parents, Anxiety, Interrater Reliability, Evaluation Methods
Agreement between Telephone and In-Person Delivery of a Structured Interview for Anxiety Disorders in Children.
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Lyneham, Heidi J.; Rapee, Ronald M. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: The current study determined the viability of using the telephone to facilitate assessment of children using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for children for DSM-IV (ADIS-C-IV). Method: Diagnoses established during telephone administration of the ADIS-C-IV-Parent version were compared with diagnoses obtained during standard…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Telecommunications, Anxiety, Clinical Diagnosis