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The ABCs of CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy): Evidence‐Based Approaches to Child Anxiety in Public School Settings
Author(s) -
Miller Lynn D.,
Short Christina,
Garland E. Jane,
Clark Sandra
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00043.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , anxiety , clinical psychology , cognitive behavioral therapy , psychology , cognition , population , cognitive restructuring , cognitive therapy , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health
This study evaluated a locally developed cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) intervention program in a public elementary school. In the prevention approach, 118 children were randomly assigned either to an 8‐week intervention or to a waitlist control. Results of statistical analysis indicated that the manualized CBT intervention did not reduce symptoms of anxiety on either self‐reports or parent reports of anxiety symptoms in the general school population. Challenges to translational efforts to public school settings are discussed.