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Anxiety In Children: Intervention Strategies, Nina Handojo, Christine Hsu-Nazzal, Nadia Kabbani
Anxiety In Children: Intervention Strategies, Nina Handojo, Christine Hsu-Nazzal, Nadia Kabbani
School of Occupational Therapy Master's Capstone Projects (2016-2021)
Three occupational therapy graduate students at the University of Puget Sound partnered with a practicing pediatric occupational therapist to investigate effective interventions for anxiety in children in the literature. A Critically-Appraised-Topic (CAT) was performed on the research question: Which interventions geared towards school-aged children between 5 and 18 with anxiety and related disorders are effective in reducing symptoms and increasing participation in school and meaningful occupations as compared to no intervention?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) was found to have the strongest research base and the strongest positive outcomes. Gains were maintained following CBT even 10-26 weeks post-treatment. Other promising interventions …