Effective Child Therapy|Anxiety (General Symptoms)

Anxiety (General Symptoms)

As can be seen below, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) currently has the most research evidence for the treatment of general symptoms of anxiety in young people. This treatment can be administered in a variety of different formats, each of which has varying levels of research support.

Anxiety - General symptoms

Well-Established What does this mean?	None
Probably Efficacious What does this mean?	Individual CBT for Anxiety Group CBT for Anxiety (without parents) Group CBT for Anxiety with parents Social skills training Exposure treatment
Possibly Efficacious What does this mean?	Individual CBT for Anxiety with parents Group CBT for Anxiety with parental anxiety management for anxious parents Family CBT for Anxiety Parent group CBT for Anxiety Group CBT for Anxiety with parents plus internet
Experimental What does this mean?	N/A

Source: Silverman, W. K., Pina, A. A., & Viswesvaran, Chockalingam (2008). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for phobic and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: A review and meta-analyses. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 37, 105-130.

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Anxiety (General Symptoms)