Abstract
Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent and frequently comorbid classes of disorder associated with significant impairment in youth. While current transdiagnostic protocols address a range of potential anxiety and depression symptoms among adult and adolescent populations, there are few similar treatment options for school-aged children with symptoms of these emotional disorders. Such a protocol could be of particular benefit to children experiencing emergent anxiety and depressive symptoms prior to adolescence, as these youth may be at risk for a more severe and protracted course of illness. For this reason, Emotion Detectives, a cognitive behavioral group treatment program, was developed as a downward extension of existent transdiagnostic protocols for emotional disorders in older populations (e.g., Barlow et al., 2010; Ehrenreich et al., 2008) for use with children ages 7 to 12 and their families. This paper will discuss the theoretical basis for Emotion Detectives and provide a description of its 15-session protocol, its unique and developmentally sensitive features, and case studies of 2 children enrolled in an ongoing open trial.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 41-55 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Cognitive and Behavioral Practice |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2012 |
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Keywords
- Anxiety
- Children
- Cognitive behavioral treatment
- Comorbidity
- Depression
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
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The Development of a Transdiagnostic, Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Childhood Anxiety Disorders and Co-Occurring Depression Symptoms. / Ehrenreich May, Jill; Bilek, Emily L.
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