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ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2024

Examining the Effectiveness of an Intensive Telemental Health Treatment for Pediatric Anxiety and OCD During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pediatric Mental Health Crisis.

Daniel Ian Gittins Stone, R Meredith Elkins, Melissa Gardner, Kathryn Boger, Jacqueline Sperling

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Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel Ian Gittins StoneMcLean Hospital Belmont, Belmont, MA, USA. dgittinsstone@partners.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3035-9634
R Meredith ElkinsMcLean Hospital Belmont, Belmont, MA, USA.
Melissa GardnerMcLean Hospital Belmont, Belmont, MA, USA.
Kathryn BogerMcLean Hospital Belmont, Belmont, MA, USA.
Jacqueline SperlingMcLean Hospital Belmont, Belmont, MA, USA.
Harvard University · USMcLean Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite research supporting the efficacy of weekly outpatient videoconferencing-based cognitive behavioral therapy (VCBT), limited evidence exists about the benefits of leveraging VCBT for brief intensive formats. We examined the effectiveness of an intensive outpatient VCBT targeting pediatric anxiety and OCD. Quasi-experimental design was used to compare outcomes of intensive, in-person, group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy with medication management and caregiver guidance pre-pandemic, to a similar VCBT peri-pandemic (n = 130). Pretreatment and posttreatment assessments included patient- and caregiver-report of anxiety and functional impairment. Analyses of covariance were conducted, examining changes in anxiety and impairment between treatment groups, controlling for admission levels. No significant differences in posttreatment anxiety or impairment were observed between conditions. This study illustrates that intensive, group-based treatment for pediatric anxiety and OCD using VCBT is associated with comparable reductions in anxiety and impairment. It marks a crucial step toward providing broader access to quality care for youth in need.

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Anxiety DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyCOVID-19Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderTelemedicineAdolescentAnxietyChildFemaleHumansMaleMental Health TeletherapyTreatment OutcomeVideoconferencingAnxiety disordersChild adolescent psychologyObsessive–compulsive disorderTelepsychiatryTelepsychology

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PMID36749490
PMCPMC9902833
OpenAlexW4319333266

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