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Evaluation of a Group Cognitive-Behavioral Depression Prevention Program for Young Adolescents: A Randomized Effectiveness Trial
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Gillham, Jane E.; Reivich, Karen J.; Brunwasser, Steven M.; Freres, Derek R.; Chajon, Norma D.; Kash-MacDonald, V. Megan; Chaplin, Tara M.; Abenavoli, Rachel M.; Matlin, Samantha L.; Gallop, Robert J.; Seligman, Martin E. P. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
Depression is a common psychological problem in adolescence. Recent research suggests that group cognitive-behavioral interventions can reduce and prevent symptoms of depression in youth. Few studies have tested the effectiveness of such interventions when delivered by school teachers and counselors (as opposed to research team staff). We…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Style
Attention and Memory in School-Age Children Surviving the Terrorist Attack in Beslan, Russia
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Scrimin, Sara; Moscardino, Ughetta; Capello, Fabia; Axia, Giovanna – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Little is known about the impact of terrorism on children's cognitive functioning and school learning. The primary purpose of this study was to report on cognitive functioning among school-age children 20 months after a terrorist attack against their school. Participants included 203 directly and indirectly exposed children from Beslan and 100…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Memory, Comparative Analysis, Spatial Ability
Changes in Emotion Regulation Following Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxious Youth
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Suveg, Cynthia; Sood, Erica; Comer, Jonathan S.; Kendall, Philip C. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
This study examined emotion-related functioning following cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with 37 youth with anxiety disorders (22 boys, 15 girls) ranging in age from 7 to 15 with a principal diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (n = 27), separation anxiety disorder (n = 12), and/or social phobia (n = 13). Treated youth exhibited a…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Self Efficacy, Therapy, Separation Anxiety
The Cognitive Content of Thought-Listed Worry Episodes in Clinic-Referred Anxious and Nonreferred Children
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Szabo, Marianna; Lovibond, Peter F. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2004
We investigated the cognitive content of worry in 8- to 13-year-old clinic-referred anxious (n = 38) and nonreferred (n = 51) children. The children were interviewed individually. They thought-listed their latest worry episodes, rated the uncontrollability of the episodes, and reported on the strategies they used to terminate worry. Content…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cognitive Processes, Anxiety, Children
Lifetime Incidences of Traumatic Events and Mental Health among Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in Rural China
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Li, Xiaoming; Barnett, Douglas; Fang, Xiaoyi; Lin, Xiuyun; Zhao, Guoxiang; Zhao, Junfeng; Hong, Yan; Zhang, Liying; Naar-King, Sylvie; Stanton, Bonita – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Cross-sectional data were gathered from 1,625 children (M age = 12.85, SD = 2.21) which included 755 AIDS orphans, 466 vulnerable children, and 404 comparison children. Participants completed self-report measures of exposure to traumatic events, and psychosocial adjustment including behavior problems, depression, self-esteem, and future…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)