Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders

Jordan T Stiede; Erika S Trent; Andres G Viana; Andrew G Guzick; Eric A Storch; Jonathan Hershfield

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2022.12.001

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2023 Jul;32(3):543-558. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2022.12.001. Epub 2023 Feb 27.

Authors

Jordan T Stiede¹, Erika S Trent², Andres G Viana², Andrew G Guzick³, Eric A Storch³, Jonathan Hershfield⁴

Affiliations

¹ Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, MS:350, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: jordan.stiede@bcm.edu.
² University of Houston, 4849 Calhoun Road, Room 373, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
³ Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, MS:350, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
⁴ Sheppard Pratt, 6501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21204, USA.

Abstract

Anxiety disorders are the most common class of psychiatric conditions among children and adolescents. The cognitive behavioral model of childhood anxiety has a strong theoretic and empirical foundation that provides the basis for effective treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), with an emphasis on exposure therapy, is the gold standard treatment for childhood anxiety disorders, with strong empirical support. A case vignette demonstrating CBT for childhood anxiety disorders in practice, as well as recommendations for clinicians, are also provided.

Keywords: Adolescents; Anxiety disorders; CBT; Case vignette; Children; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Exposure.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anxiety Disorders / therapy
Child
Child Behavior Disorders*
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy*
Humans
Treatment Outcome

Grants and funding

P50 HD103555/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States