Unaccompanied migrant children in the United States: Implementation and effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Objective: The number of unaccompanied children (UC) arriving in the United States (U.S.) from other countries has increased significantly over the past decade.

Client-rated facilitators and barriers to long-term youth anxiety disorder recovery.

Objective: This study examined client ratings of 26 facilitators and barriers to anxiety improvement approximately 6 years after randomization to treatment for anxiety.

Method: 319 youth (average 17.12 years old; 82.

Negative Life Events as Predictors of Anxiety Outcomes: An Examination of Event Type.

Long-term follow-up studies of anxiety treatment have found that greater exposure to negative life events (NLEs) predicts poorer anxiety outcomes, but none have examined whether specific types of NLEs are differentially associated with child outcomes. This study examined the frequency of NLEs and whether specific types of NLEs were associated with increased risk of having an anxiety disorder 6.5 years post randomization.

Long-Term Outcomes of Youth Treated for an Anxiety Disorder: A Critical Review.

Pediatric anxiety disorders are common, disabling, and chronic conditions. Efforts over the past two decades have focused on developing and testing effective treatments. Short-term efficacy of both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been established.