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Transdiagnostic Behavioural Intervention for Children with Anxiety and Depressive Disorders: A Feasibility Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2021

Kohei Kishida Open the ORCID record for Kohei Kishida [Opens in a new window] ,
Shin-ichi Ishikawa ,
Ayaka Ubara ,
Nozomi Abe  and
Honami Arai
Kohei Kishida*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychology, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
Shin-ichi Ishikawa
Affiliation:
Faculty of Psychology, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
Ayaka Ubara
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Psychology, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
Nozomi Abe
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Honami Arai
Affiliation:
Center for Research on Counseling and Support Services, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan
*
*Corresponding author: Kohei Kishida, Faculty of Psychology, Doshisha University, 1-3, Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe-shi, Kyoto, Japan. Email: kkishida@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
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Abstract

There is increasing support for the efficacy of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural interventions for anxiety and depression. However, little is known about the applicability of transdiagnostic behavioural interventions for children younger than 12 years old. This study was conducted to examine the feasibility and potential efficacy of Streamlined Transdiagnostic Intervention for Anxiety and Depression (STREAM) for children with anxiety and/or depressive disorders using a randomised controlled design with a wait-list control (WLC) condition and blind-assessments. Of the 22 potential participants, 16 Japanese children (M = 9.81; SD = 0.75; range 9–12 years) with principal anxiety or depressive disorder were eligible and enrolled. Then, the participants were randomly assigned to the STREAM or WLC condition. The dropout rates were 0% for both the conditions at post-assessment. Mixed model analyses showed that, although there were no significant interactions at post-assessment between both the conditions, both anxiety and depressive disorders significantly improved at 3 months compared with pre-assessment for the combined condition (the STREAM and WLC conditions). Therefore, this study demonstrated the feasibility of the STREAM in the Japanese clinical setting and potentially supported its efficacy for children with anxiety and depressive disorders at the follow-up assessment.

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transdiagnostic behavioural interventionchildrenanxietydepressionfeasibility study
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Behaviour Change , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , December 2022 , pp. 235 - 246
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy

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