Treating child and adolescent anxiety effectively: Overview of systematic reviews

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 80-94

  Bennett, Kathryn ^a   Manassis, Katharina ^b   Duda, Stephanie ^a   Bagnell, Alexa ^c   Bernstein, Gail A ^d   Garland, E Jane ^e   Miller, Lynn D ^f   Newton, Amanda ^g   Thabane, Lehana ^a   Wilansky, Pamela ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anxiety; Child; Clinical decision making; Review; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASSESS THE METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEW SCORE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHILD; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84991585643     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.09.006     Document Type: Review

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