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
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
2015
Therapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders
Fjermestad KW, Lerner MD, McLeod BD, Wergeland GJ, Heiervang ER, Silverman WK, Öst LG, De Los Reyes A, Havik OE, Haugland BS. Therapist‐youth agreement on alliance change predicts long‐term outcome in CBT for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2015, 57: 625-632. PMID: 26647901, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyYouth anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersTreatment satisfactionEarly allianceLong-term outcomesTherapist-rated allianceCognitive behavioral therapySeparation anxiety disorderAlliance changeTherapeutic Alliance ScaleClinician severity ratingsSeverity ratingsEffectiveness trialICBT conditionICBT programSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyAlliance ScaleLevel of agreementAlliance ratingsDisordersPosttreatmentPositive outcomesOutcomesPredictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Bjelland I, Haugland BS, Silverman WK, Öst LG, Bjaastad JF, Oeding K, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. Predictors of treatment outcome in an effectiveness trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with anxiety disorders. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2015, 76: 1-12. PMID: 26583954, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyChild-rated anxiety symptomsParent internalizing symptomsAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsCBT programInternalizing symptomsSocial phobiaBehavioral therapyLower family social classPrimary anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety disorderPositive treatment outcomesFamily social classChildren of parentsAnxious childrenEffectiveness trialChildren's motivationParent factorsSeparation anxietyTreatment outcomesSymptom levelsRecent effectiveness studiesPoor outcomePhobiaPredictors of dropout from community clinic child CBT for anxiety disorders
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Haugland BS, Silverman WK, Öst LG, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. Predictors of dropout from community clinic child CBT for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2015, 31: 1-10. PMID: 25637909, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmbulatory CareAnxiety DisordersAttitude to HealthChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyCommunity Mental Health CentersFemaleHumansInternal-External ControlMaleMotivationParentsPatient DropoutsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapy, GroupSelf ConceptSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCognitive behavior therapyTreatment credibilityOverall dropoutsAnxiety disordersLate dropoutGroup cognitive behavior therapyInternalizing symptomsPredictors of dropoutCommunity clinicsEffectiveness trialTreatment dropoutLower childSymptomsBehavior therapyEarly dropoutSignificant differencesChildrenPredictorsDisordersDropout rateClinicTherapyParentsDropoutTrials