Publications by authors named "J M Weisz"

Article Synopsis
  • The study explored how racial and ethnic differences affect mental health treatment engagement and effectiveness among youth, particularly focusing on Black, Latinx, and White children aged 7-15.
  • Participants included 200 youth and their parents in a controlled trial of a psychotherapy treatment, where researchers analyzed differences in attendance and treatment outcomes among various racial/ethnic groups.
  • Results indicated that while Black and Latinx youth attended fewer therapy sessions than their White counterparts, all groups experienced similar improvements in mental health outcomes, prompting a call for further research into the implications of session attendance.
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We thank Kumar et al. for their commentary on our meta-analysis of youth psychotherapies in LMICs. We appreciate the opportunity to elaborate on our findings and the points raised by Kumar et al.

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Background: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the Modular Approach to Therapy for Youths with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct Problems (MATCH) for Norwegian youths referred to seven Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics. MATCH addresses comorbid problems that are common in children and youth, and its transdiagnostic design may therefore be more effective compared to standard treatments that often address single problems. MATCH has, however, never been evaluated in a Nordic context, and the present study aimed to fill this gap.

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Objective: Self-guided digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) teaching empirically supported skills (e.g. behavioral activation) have demonstrated efficacy for improving youth mental health, but we lack evidence for the complex skill of cognitive restructuring (CR).

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Prior research suggests that the effects of specific cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) modules on symptom outcomes can be estimated. We conducted a study utilizing idiographic and nomothetic methods to clarify which CBT modules are most effective for youth depression, and for whom they are most effective. Thirty-five youths received modular CBT for depression.

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