Trial reportDepression and anxiety2011
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of persistent functional somatic complaints and pediatric anxiety: an initial controlled trial.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of psychological interventions on anxiety in children and youth with chronic medical conditions.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Ecosystem Barriers and Facilitators Linked to the Fear of Cancer Recurrence: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of cognitive-behavior therapy for children with functional abdominal pain: a meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2024Pooled it
- Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- A Meta-Analysis of Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the Treatment of Child and Young Person Anxiety Disorders.Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy · 2015Pooled it
- Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- GP consultations for medically unexplained physical symptoms in parents and their children: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2013Pooled it
- Development of the Aim to Decrease Anxiety and Pain Treatment for Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2018Trial
- A familial risk enriched cohort as a platform for testing early interventions to prevent severe mental illness.BMC psychiatry · 2014Trial
- Feasibility of two modes of treatment delivery for child anxiety in primary care.Behaviour research and therapy · 2014Trial
- Somatic complaints in anxious youth.Child psychiatry and human development · 2014Trial
- Moving Integrated Care for Pediatric Somatic Symptoms into Primary Care: An Innovative Approach.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Review
- Efficacy of a Cognitive‑Behavioral Anxiety Management Program Integrated Within a Reading Intervention.International journal of cognitive therapy · 2024Article
- Functional Neurologic Disorders, disorders to be managed by neurologists, or are neurologists wandering in a dangerous field with inadequate resources?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- Preventing pediatric chronic postsurgical pain: Time for increased rigor.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2022Review
- Integration of Pediatric Behavioral Health Services in Primary Care: Improving Access and Outcomes with Collaborative Care.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018Review
- Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions for the Management of Pediatric Chronic Pain: New Directions in Research and Clinical Practice.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Review
- Distinguishing Fear Versus Distress Symptomatology in Pediatric OCD.Child psychiatry and human development · 2017Article
- Customized CBT via internet for adolescents with pain and emotional distress: A pilot study.Internet interventions · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildren and adolescents who seek medical treatment for persistent physical distress often suffer from co-occurring anxiety disorders. Treatment options for this impaired population are limited. This study tests the feasibility and potential efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention targeting pain and anxiety for youth with impairing functional physical symptoms and anxiety disorders presenting to pediatricians for medical care.
methodsChildren and adolescents (aged 8-16) experiencing somatic complaints, without an explanatory medical disorder (i.e., functional), were recruited from primary care and specialty (gastroenterologists and cardiologists) pediatricians. Forty children, primarily with gastrointestinal symptoms, who met criteria for a co-occurring anxiety disorder, were randomly assigned to a cognitive-behavioral treatment addressing pain and anxiety, Treatment of Anxiety and Physical Symptoms (TAPS), or to a waiting list control.
resultsTAPS was found to be an acceptable treatment for this population and was superior to the waiting list condition. Eighty percent of children in TAPS were rated as treatment responders by independent evaluators compared with none of the controls. Overall, self- and parent ratings indicated reductions in children's somatic discomfort and anxiety following intervention. TAPS participants maintained clinical gains 3 months following treatment.
conclusionsThe study supports the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention targeting co-occurring physical distress and anxiety in youth presenting for medical treatment. Such an approach has the potential to exert broad impact on children's dysfunction and to minimize exposure to invasive, ineffective, and costly medical procedures and treatments.
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