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- Title
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in youth with an autism spectrum disorder: A follow-up study.
- Authors
Selles, Robert R; Arnold, Elysse B; Phares, Vicky; Lewin, Adam B; Murphy, Tanya K; Storch, Eric A
- Abstract
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in youth with an autism spectrum disorder appears efficacious; however, maintenance of treatment gains has not yet been studied. Using a sample of 32 youth who had benefited at least minimally from a past trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in autism spectrum disorder, this study assessed anxiety symptoms in youth 10–26 months following treatment completion. Compared to baseline, follow-up scores were associated with large effects for treatment. Relative to post-treatment, a small effect for return in symptoms was present and significantly fewer individuals were rated as responders at follow-up. Future studies should investigate factors associated with poor treatment maintenance and modifications or additions to treatment that may help maintain treatment gains.
- Subjects
AUTISTIC youth; MENTAL health; COGNITIVE therapy; ANXIETY treatment; ANXIETY; AUTISM; CHI-squared test; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; TREATMENT effectiveness; PRE-tests &; post-tests; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2015, Vol 19, Issue 5, p613
- ISSN
1362-3613
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1362361314537912