Research Evaluating Treatments

Beneficial Effects of Psychological Treatment, Medication and their Combination

Walkup, J. T., Albano, A. M., Piacentini, J., Birmaher, B., Compton, S. N., Sherrill, J. T., Ginsburg, G. S., et al. (2008)

Cognitive behavioral therapy, sertraline, or a combination in childhood anxiety.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 359(26), 2753–66.

• This study found that both psychological treatment (the Coping Cat Program) and medication (sertraline), as well as their combination, were effective in the reduction of anxiety in children and adolescents.

Web-Based Parent-Training for Parents of Youth With Impairment From Anxiety

Muniya S. Khanna, Matthew M. Carper, M. Sue Harris & Philip C. Kendall

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Vol. 2 ,Iss. 1,2017

Computer-Assisted Treatment Found to be Effective

Computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy for child anxiety: Results of a randomized clinical trial

Khanna, M. S., & Kendall, P. C. (2010)

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(5), 737–45. 

• A computer-assisted treatment was developed and found to be feasible, and to result in beneficial gains.

A Case Series of Attention Modification in Clinically Anxious Youths

Rozenman, M., Weersing, V.R., Amir, N. (2011)

Behaviour Research and Therapy, 49(5), 324-330. Read more.

• A case series examined the initial efficacy of a four-week attention modification program designed to train attention away from threat in 16 children and adolescents (ages 10 to 17) diagnosed with DSM-IV anxiety disorders. Overall, youths experienced a significant decrease in anxiety and depression symptoms.