2024
Group cohesion and alliance predict cognitive-behavioral group treatment outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders
Fjermestad K, Wallin M, Naujokat F, McLeod B, Silverman W, Öst L, Lerner M, Heiervang E, Wergeland G. Group cohesion and alliance predict cognitive-behavioral group treatment outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-19. PMID: 39105346, DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2024.2385906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup cognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsDiagnostic recoveryParent-reported anxiety symptomsGroup cohesionCognitive behavioral therapyRandomized controlled effectiveness trialBehavioral therapyAlliance changeParent-reported outcomesEffectiveness trialClinical severityTreatment outcomesAnxietyPost-treatmentDisordersAllianceSymptomsYouthFollow-upGeneralized estimating equationsSeveritySessionsOutcomes
2017
Motivation and treatment credibility predict alliance in cognitive behavioral treatment for youth with anxiety disorders in community clinics
Fjermestad K, Lerner M, McLeod B, Wergeland G, Haugland B, Havik O, Öst L, Silverman W. Motivation and treatment credibility predict alliance in cognitive behavioral treatment for youth with anxiety disorders in community clinics. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2017, 74: 793-805. PMID: 29143977, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentTreatment credibilityBehavioral treatmentAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersClinic-referred youthAlliance changeTreatment motivationHierarchical linear modelsTherapist allianceYouth motivationYouth AllianceEarly allianceSession 3Session 1MotivationSession 7Community clinicsYouthConclusions EffortsDisordersCredibilityTherapistsAllianceAlliance agreements