Effectiveness and long-term stability of outpatient cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for children and adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders under routine care conditions.

Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have provided considerable evidence for the short-term efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in children and adolescents with depressive and anxiety disorders. However, the effectiveness and long-term stability of treatment effects under routine care conditions remain unproven.

Aims: This observational study investigates the effectiveness and stability of CBT under routine care conditions within a large sample of clinically referred youth with depressive and anxiety disorders.

Effectiveness of Usual-Care Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents with School Absenteeism.

Highly-controlled, randomized controlled trials have provided considerable evidence for the efficacy of outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for patients with school absenteeism and anxiety disorders. However, the effectiveness of outpatient CBT under routine-care conditions for youth with school absenteeism remains unproven. This observational study used file records to analyze the changes under routine CBT in a sample of = 49 clinically referred adolescents aged 11 to 18 years with school absenteeism and mental disorders who were being treated in a university outpatient clinic.

Progress feedback in children and adolescents with internalizing and externalizing symptoms in routine care (OPTIE study): study protocol of a randomized parallel-group trial.

Background: Progress feedback provides therapists with progress notes on a regular basis through the continuous assessment of participants throughout their treatment (e.g., symptoms, therapeutic alliance).

Effectiveness of usual-care cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents with depressive disorders rated by parents and patients - an observational study.

Background: Depressive disorders are common in adolescence and are associated with a wide range of negative long-term outcomes. Highly controlled randomized controlled trials (RCT) provide considerable evidence for the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as a treatment for depression, but studies examining the effectiveness of CBT in clinical settings are very rare .

Methods: In the present observational study, the changes achieved through routine CBT in adolescents with depressive disorders treated in a clinical setting in terms of a university outpatient clinic were analyzed, and compared to a historical control group of adolescents with depressive disorders who had received treatment as usual.

Parent- and therapist-rated treatment satisfaction following routine child cognitive-behavioral therapy.

This observational study examined treatment satisfaction (TS) following routine outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in a large sample of children (n = 795; aged 6 to 10 years). TS was investigated in parent and therapist rating. Means, standard deviations and inter-rater correlations were calculated to investigate TS.

Parent- and Teacher-Rated Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents Under Usual Care Conditions in a University Outpatient Clinic.

Compared to randomized controlled trials, studies examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in children and adolescents with mental disorders are rare, and a teacher perspective is scarce. The present study investigated the effectiveness of routine CBT in 519 patients aged 6-18 years with mental disorders. Changes in mental health problems were assessed in teacher (Teacher Report Form, TRF) and parent rating (Child Behavior Checklist, CBCL) and were analyzed within the total sample, yielding statistically significant, small to medium effect sizes (teacher rating: d = .

Treatment satisfaction following routine outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy of adolescents with mental disorders: a triple perspective of patients, parents and therapists.

The present study investigates treatment satisfaction (TS) rated by multiple informants (patient, parent, therapist) following routine outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) within a large sample (n = 965) of clinically referred adolescents aged 11-20 years. Moreover, potential predictors of TS were analyzed (patient-related variables, mental disorder characteristics, socio-demographic factors and treatment variables). Overall, our results show a high treatment satisfaction in patient, parent and therapist ratings, with the therapists being the most critical raters (completely/predominantly satisfied: 87.

[Family relations and behavioral-emotional problems in adolescents - an analysis with the adolescent version of the Family Relations Test for Children and Adolescents].

Unlabelled: Family relations and behavioral-emotional problems in adolescents - an analysis with the adolescent version of the Family Relations Test for Children and Adolescents Abstract.

Objectives: So far hardly any instruments are available for the German-speaking countries, covering family relations from the perspective of young people reliably. Moreover, the relationship between family relations from the perspective of young people and behavioral problems has been rarely investigated.

Effectiveness of outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescents under routine care conditions on behavioral and emotional problems rated by parents and patients: an observational study.

Few studies have examined the effectiveness of outpatient cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered in routine care settings for children and adolescents with mental disorders. This observational study examined changes in behavioral and emotional problems of adolescents with mental disorders during routine outpatient CBT delivered at a university outpatient clinic and compared them with a historical control group of youths who received academic tutoring of comparable length and intensity. Assessments were made at the start and end of treatment (pre- and post-assessment) using parent ratings of the German versions of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and self-ratings of the Youth Self-Report (YSR) scale.

Long-Term Course After Adaptive Multimodal Treatment for Children With ADHD: An 8-Year Follow-Up.

This study reassessed adolescents and young adults (15-22 years old) who received individually tailored multimodal treatment for ADHD (behavior therapy and/or stimulant medication) during childhood 6 to 12 years after treatment ( = 8.8 years, = 1.6).

[Treatment of parent-adolescent conflicts with the therapy program for adolescents with disturbances of self-esteem, performance and relationships (SELBST) – concept and results of a pilot study].

Objective: Parent-adolescent conflicts often comprise the reasons for the referral of adolescents in treatment facilities. However, studies on the effects of behavioral interventions with this indication are rarely published, even in the international literature. In an explorative study, we assessed the efficacy and the acceptance of systemic-behavioral treatment modules of the treatment program for adolescents with disturbances of self-esteem, performance and relationships (SELBST).

Adaptive multimodal treatment for children with attention-deficit-/hyperactivity disorder: an 18 month follow-up.

The Cologne Adaptive Multimodal Treatment (CAMT) study demonstrated that adaptive and individually tailored multimodal treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) [consisting of behavior therapy (BT) and/or stimulant medication] is highly effective. This study reports findings of the 18 month follow-up assessment. Parents and teachers completed broad range behavior scales (Child Behavior Checklist/Teacher Report Form) and standardized ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder symptom rating scales.

Effectiveness of an adaptive multimodal treatment in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- global outcome.

Background: The meaning of different components within a multimodal treatment of ADHD remains to be further clarified.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of behaviour therapy and drug treatment within an adaptive and individually tailored multimodal treatment for children with ADHD.

Method: After an initial psychoeducation n = 75 school-children aged 6-10 years with a diagnosis of ADHD/HKD were assigned to either behaviour therapy (including continued psychoeducation) or medical management with methylphenidate plus psychoeducation.