2024
The Effectiveness of Modular Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Treatment as Usual for Youths Displaying School Attendance Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Johnsen D, Lomholt J, Heyne D, Jensen M, Jeppesen P, Silverman W, Thastum M. The Effectiveness of Modular Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Treatment as Usual for Youths Displaying School Attendance Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2024, 52: 1397-1412. PMID: 38739306, PMCID: PMC11420258, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01196-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyTransdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapySchool attendance problemsRandomized controlled trialsSelf-efficacyMonths of cognitive behavioral therapyMental healthYouth self-efficacyParental self-efficacyEvidence-based interventionsWithin-group improvementsBehavioral therapyHours of interventionSchool refusalSchool attendanceAssociated with negative short-Emotional problemsConduct problemsSchool involvementIntervention servicesIntervention effectsEffective interventionsControlled trialsAged 6Youth
2020
Feasibility Study of Back2School, a Modular Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Youth With School Attendance Problems
Lomholt JJ, Johnsen DB, Silverman WK, Heyne D, Jeppesen P, Thastum M. Feasibility Study of Back2School, a Modular Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Youth With School Attendance Problems. Frontiers In Psychology 2020, 11: 586. PMID: 32328012, PMCID: PMC7153503, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral interventionsModular cognitive behavioral interventionBehavioral interventionsEvidence-based modulesNon-randomized trialsTransdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural interventionSignificant increaseSchool attendance dataEffectiveness trialSchool attendancePsychological symptomsFeasibility dataLevel of staffingStudy proceduresAarhus MunicipalityTrialsSchool attendance problemsTreatment deliveryIntervention outcomesInterventionSession twoSchool registersBehavior problemsConsultationCurrent study
2019
Improving school attendance by enhancing communication among stakeholders: establishment of the International Network for School Attendance (INSA)
Heyne D, Gentle-Genitty C, Gren Landell M, Melvin G, Chu B, Gallé-Tessonneau M, Askeland KG, Gonzálvez C, Havik T, Ingul JM, Johnsen DB, Keppens G, Knollmann M, Lyon AR, Maeda N, Reissner V, Sauter F, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Tonge BJ, Kearney CA. Improving school attendance by enhancing communication among stakeholders: establishment of the International Network for School Attendance (INSA). European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 29: 1023-1030. PMID: 31372748, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01380-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool attendanceThe Back2School modular cognitive behavioral intervention for youths with problematic school absenteeism: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Thastum M, Johnsen DB, Silverman WK, Jeppesen P, Heyne DA, Lomholt JJ. The Back2School modular cognitive behavioral intervention for youths with problematic school absenteeism: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2019, 20: 29. PMID: 30621787, PMCID: PMC6325742, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3124-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModular cognitive behavioral interventionCognitive behavioral therapy interventionManualized treatment programCognitive-behavioral interventionsBehavioral therapy interventionProblematic school absenteeismInitial effectivenessTeacher-parent collaborationSchool attendancePsychosocial functioningTeacher reportsAcademic difficultiesPsychological problemsDisruptive behaviorBehavioral interventionsTherapy interventionTreatment programQuality of lifeSixty childrenSchool dropoutYouthSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeControl armRisk factors
1990
A Preliminary Analysis of a Functional Model of Assessment and Treatment for School Refusal Behavior
Kearney C, Silverman W. A Preliminary Analysis of a Functional Model of Assessment and Treatment for School Refusal Behavior. Behavior Modification 1990, 14: 340-366. PMID: 2375736, DOI: 10.1177/01454455900143007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool refusal behaviorSchool Refusal Assessment ScaleRefusal behaviorCognitive restructuringSchool attendanceFull-time school attendanceSocial situationsRelaxation trainingAnxious behaviorParent questionnairePrescriptive treatmentTangible reinforcementTreatment of childrenDaily measuresDifferential reinforcementContingency contractingDaily levelsAnxietyAdolescentsDistressChildrenAssessment ScaleTreatment approachesPosttreatmentDepression