An effectiveness study of individual vs. group cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in youth

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Wergeland, Gro Janne H ^a,b   Fjermestad, Krister W ^a,c   Marin, Carla E ^d   Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt ^a,e   Bjaastad, Jon Fauskanger ^a,e,f   Oeding, Kristin ^a   Bjelland, Ingvar ^a,b   Silverman, Wendy K ^d   Öst, Lars Göran ^a,b,g   Havik, Odd E ^a,b   Heiervang, Einar R ^a,h,i  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Frambu Centre for Rare Disorders   (Norway)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Uni Research   (Norway)

^f STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

ⁱ OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Effectiveness; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GROUP COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUAL COGNITIVE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; GROUP THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898620942     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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