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- Title
ACCOMMODATION AND TREATMENT OF ANXIOUS YOUTH.
- Authors
Kagan, Elana R.; Peterman, Jeremy S.; Carper, Matthew M.; Kendall, Philip C.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Parental accommodation refers to the ways in which a parent modifies their behavior to avoid or reduce the distress their child experiences. Parents of youth with anxiety disorders have been found to accommodate their child's anxiety in a variety of ways that contribute to the maintenance of the disorder. The current study evaluated the relationship between parental accommodation and the outcome of treatment for youth with anxiety.<bold>Methods: </bold>Sixty-two youth (age 6-17) and their parents were evaluated for youth anxiety and parental accommodation before and after treatment. All youth received individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).<bold>Results: </bold>Parental accommodation was significantly reduced from before to after treatment. Reduction in parent-rated accommodation was significantly associated with the severity of youth's posttreatment anxiety, even when controlling for pretreatment youth anxiety. Level of pretreatment accommodation was significantly associated with treatment response.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Findings indicate that parental accommodation is significantly reduced after individual youth CBT, and suggest that accommodation may be an important treatment focus. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
- Subjects
ANXIETY disorders treatment; YOUTH psychology; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; PARENT-child relationships; COGNITIVE therapy; ANXIETY disorders; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; PERSONALITY assessment; STATISTICS; TREATMENT effectiveness; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Depression & Anxiety (1091-4269), 2016, Vol 33, Issue 9, p840
- ISSN
1091-4269
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/da.22520