SynthesisJournal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
Brief, Non-Pharmacological, Interventions for Pediatric Anxiety: Meta-Analysis and Evidence Base Status.
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- Economic Evaluations of Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents in the United States: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a group intervention to improve mental health in siblings of children with chronic disorders: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of a Mobile App Intervention for Preparing Preschool Children and Parents for Day Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of Therapeutic and Educational Interventions for Childhood Separation Anxiety: A Scoping Review.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Article
- Qualitative Mediation Analysis: an Important Method for Exploring Mediating Mechanisms in Prevention Science.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Origami Therapy in Reducing Anxiety among Hospitalized Children: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Brief Interventions for Families Seeking Support from Family Services: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Management of preoperative anxiety with non-pharmacological methods in pediatric patients in resource-limited settings: a literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Psychological interventions for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties aged 5-12 years: An evidence review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Review
- Streamlined pediatric anxiety program for school mental health services.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2023Article
- Who Looks on the Bright Side? Expectations of Low-Income Parents with a Disruptive Young Child.Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and the Acceleration of Behavioral Parent Training Telehealth: Current Status and Future Directions.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2021Article
- Prepubertal Internalizing Symptoms and Timing of Puberty Onset in Girls.American journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Retiring, Rethinking, and Reconstructing the Norm of Once-Weekly Psychotherapy.Administration and policy in mental health · 2021Article
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Abstract
In 1998, Ost published [One-session treatment of specific phobias-a rapid and effective method] [in Swedish] giving rise to the idea that brief, intensive, and concentrated psychosocial interventions could exhibit public health impact. At this juncture, and per criteria of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, there are data supporting that brief, non-pharmacological intervention [prescriptions] for pediatric anxiety can be considered well-established or probably efficacious. In addition, data from 76 randomized controlled trials (
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