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Fleischer NJ, Gosch E, Roberts MB, Albano AM, Ginsburg G, Piacentini J, Birmaher B, Compton SN, Walkup J, Kendall PC, Carper MM. Asthma and anxiety in children and adolescents: characteristics and treatment outcomes. J Asthma 2024; 61:396-404. [PMID: 37930754 DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2023.2280906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study (a) examined anxious youth with and without asthma on measures of negative self-talk, parental psychopathology, worry content, physical symptoms, panic symptoms, generalized symptoms, and separation anxiety symptoms, and (b) tested if outpatient CBT or medication were differentially effective in reducing anxiety for youth with asthma and anxiety. METHODS This secondary analysis separated youth with an anxiety disorder into asthma and non-asthma groups. Youth were also compared on response to treatments (i.e. CBT, sertraline, combined, and placebo). RESULTS A total of 488 participants participated in the original study, with an average age of 10 years (SD 2.87). Youth with comorbid asthma and anxiety demonstrated higher rates of negative self-talk. Youth with comorbid asthma and anxiety did not differ from the non-asthma group on measures of physical symptoms, anxiety disorder specific symptoms, parental psychopathology, or worry content. Youth with asthma and anxiety responded similarly to the non-asthma group to treatment across treatment conditions. CONCLUSIONS Treatment was comparably effective for youth with comorbid asthma and anxiety and youth with anxiety. Future research could examine the effects of psychopharmaceuticals on asthma and anxiety comorbidity.
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- Nicole J Fleischer
- Department of Pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Professional and Applied Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Professional and Applied Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, William James College, Newton, MA, USA
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Norris LA, Rabner JC, Storch EA, Wood JJ, Kerns C, Lewin AB, Small BJ, Kendall PC. Idiographic Coping Outcomes in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-Occurring Anxiety: Results from the TAASD Study. J Autism Dev Disord 2023; 53:4711-4718. [PMID: 36129626 PMCID: PMC10027616 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05716-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Versions of cognitive behavioral therapy (Coping Cat, CC; Behavioral Interventions for Anxiety in Children with Autism, BIACA) have shown efficacy in treating anxiety among youth with autism spectrum disorder. Measures of efficacy have been primarily nomothetic symptom severity assessments. The current study examined idiographic coping outcomes in the Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder study (N = 167). Longitudinal changes in coping with situations individualized to youth fears (Coping Questionnaire) were examined across CC, BIACA and treatment as usual (TAU) in a series of multilevel models. CC and BIACA produced significantly greater improvements than TAU in caregiver-reported coping. Youth report did not reflect significant differences. Results show the efficacy of CC and BIACA in improving idiographic caregiver-, but not youth-, reported youth coping.
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- Lesley A Norris
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, USA.
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Bailin A, Cho E, Sternberg A, Evans SC, Hollinsaid NL, Bearman SK, Weisz JR. Principle-Guided Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents (FIRST): study protocol for a randomized controlled effectiveness trial in outpatient clinics. Trials 2023; 24:682. [PMID: 37864269 PMCID: PMC10589969 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07717-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hundreds of youth psychotherapy randomized trials have generated scores of helpful empirically supported treatments (ESTs). However, the standardized structure of many ESTs and their focus on a single disorder or homogeneous cluster of problems may not be ideal for clinically referred youths who have comorbidity and whose treatment needs may shift from week to week. This concern has prompted development of flexible transdiagnostic, modular youth psychotherapies. One of these, designed for efficient training and implementation, is FIRST-a transdiagnostic intervention built on five empirically supported principles of change (i.e., feeling calm, increasing motivation, repairing thoughts, solving problems, and trying the opposite) and targeting common internalizing and externalizing youth mental health disorders and problems. FIRST has shown promise in improving youth mental health in three open trials. Now, in a more rigorous test, we seek to (1) conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing FIRST to usual care in real-world clinical practice settings; (2) examine a promising candidate mediator of change-regulation of negative emotions; and (3) explore variables that may influence clinicians' treatment implementation. METHODS This is an assessor-naïve randomized controlled effectiveness trial in youth outpatient community clinics in New England and Texas. Using double randomization, clinic-employed clinicians and treatment-referred youths (7-15 years old) are independently randomly allocated (1:1) to FIRST or usual care. We aim to recruit 212 youth participants, all referred through normal community pathways, with elevated symptoms of anxiety, depression, conduct problems, or post-traumatic stress. This study will test the effectiveness of FIRST compared to usual care on mental health outcomes, examine whether those outcomes are mediated by regulation of negative emotions, and explore clinician factors that may be associated with FIRST implementation and outcomes. Session recordings are coded to assess treatment fidelity. DISCUSSION This study will evaluate the effectiveness of FIRST in youth community mental health settings, relative to the care usually provided in those settings. If FIRST is found to be effective, it could offer an efficient and practical method to increase use of empirically supported treatment principles in real-world practice contexts. TRIAL REGISTRATION NIH Clinical Trials Registry, NCT04725721. Registered 27 January 2021, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT04725721.
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- Abby Bailin
- Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1912 Speedway, Suite 5.708, Austin, TX, 78712-1289, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02318, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02318, USA
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- University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02318, USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1912 Speedway, Suite 5.708, Austin, TX, 78712-1289, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02318, USA
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Bailin A, Cho E, Sternberg A, Evans SC, Hollinsaid NL, Kate Bearman S, Weisz JR. Principle-Guided Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents (FIRST): Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial in Outpatient Clinics. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-3210987. [PMID: 37720052 PMCID: PMC10503852 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3210987/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Background Hundreds of youth psychotherapy randomized trials have generated scores of helpful empirically supported treatments (ESTs). However, the standardized structure of many ESTs and their focus on a single disorder or homogeneous cluster of problems may not be ideal for clinically referred youths who have comorbidity and whose treatment needs may shift from week to week. This concern has prompted development of flexible transdiagnostic, modular youth psychotherapies. One of these, designed for efficient training and implementation, is FIRST-a transdiagnostic intervention built on five empirically supported principles of change (i.e., feeling calm, increasing motivation, repairing thoughts, solving problems, and trying the opposite) and targeting common internalizing and externalizing youth mental health disorders and problems. FIRST has shown promise in improving youth mental health in three open trials. Now, in a more rigorous test, we seek to (1) conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing FIRST to usual care in real-world clinical practice settings; (2) examine a promising candidate mediator of change-regulation of negative emotions; and (3) explore variables that may influence clinicians' treatment implementation. Methods This is an assessor-naïve randomized controlled effectiveness trial in youth outpatient community clinics in New England and Texas. Using double randomization, clinic-employed clinicians and treatment-referred youths (7-15 years old) are independently randomly allocated (1:1) to FIRST or usual care. We aim to recruit 212 youth participants, all referred through normal community pathways, with elevated symptoms of anxiety, depression, conduct problems, or post-traumatic stress. This study will test the effectiveness of FIRST compared to usual care on mental health outcomes, examine whether those outcomes are mediated by regulation of negative emotions, and explore clinician factors that may be associated with FIRST implementation and outcomes. Session recordings are coded to assess treatment fidelity. Discussion This study will evaluate the effectiveness of FIRST in youth community mental health settings, relative to the care usually provided in those settings. If FIRST is found to be effective, it could offer an efficient and practical method to increase use of empirically supported treatment principles in real-world practice contexts. Trial registration NIH Clinical Trials Registry, NCT04725721. Registered 27 January 2021, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT04725721.
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Reardon T, Dodd H, Hill C, Jasper B, Lawrence PJ, Morgan F, Rapee RM, Ukoumunne OC, Violato M, Davey E, Halliday G, Jones B, Martineau L, McCall A, Niekamp N, Placzek A, Potts R, Weisser T, Creswell C. Minimising young children's anxiety through schools (MY-CATS): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an online parent-led intervention compared with usual school practice for young children identified as at risk for anxiety disorders. Trials 2022; 23:149. [PMID: 35168635 PMCID: PMC8848959 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Identifying and supporting young children who are at risk of developing anxiety disorders would benefit children, families, and wider society. Elevated anxiety symptoms, inhibited temperament, and high parental anxiety are established risk factors for later anxiety disorders, but it remains unclear who is most likely to benefit from prevention and early intervention programmes. Delivering an online intervention through schools to parents of young children who have one or more of these risks could maximise reach. The primary aim of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of delivering an online parent-led intervention, compared with usual school provision only, for children (aged 4-7) identified as at risk for anxiety disorders on the basis of at least one risk factor. We also aim to identify the characteristics of children who do and do not benefit from intervention and mechanisms of change from the intervention. METHODS The design will be a parallel group, superiority cluster randomised controlled trial, with schools (clusters) randomised to intervention or usual school practice arms in a 1:1 ratio stratified according to level of deprivation within the school. The study will recruit and randomise at least 60 primary/infant schools in England, and on the basis of recruiting 60 schools, we will recruit 1080 trial participants (540 per arm). Parents of all children (aged 4-7) in sampled Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 classes will be invited to complete screening questionnaires. Children who screen positive on the basis of anxiety symptoms, and/or behavioural inhibition, and/or parent anxiety symptoms will be eligible for the trial. Parents/carers of children in schools allocated to the intervention arm will be offered a brief online intervention; schools in both arms will continue to provide any usual support for children and parents throughout the trial. Assessments will be completed at screening, baseline (before randomisation), 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 12 months post-randomisation. The primary outcome will be the absence/presence of an anxiety disorder diagnosis at 12 months. DISCUSSION The trial will determine if delivering an online intervention for parents of young children at risk of anxiety disorders identified through screening in schools is effective and cost-effective. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN 82398107 . Prospectively registered on Jan. 14, 2021.
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- Tessa Reardon
- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.,School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Parents and Carers Together, Suffolk, UK
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- Centre for Innovation in Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
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- Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- NIHR ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- NIHR ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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