Abstract:
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy
(CBT) for the children suffering from anxiety disorders. For conducting the study 109 children and
adolescents aging 717
with primary diagnosis of anxiety disorders from five government and nongovernment
institutions were randomly allocated to CBT based treatment group (TG) or a waitlist
group (WLG). CBT based Cool Kids Anxiety Program was used for intervention purpose.
Assessment data during preintervention,
postintervention
(2 and ½ months from preintervention)
and followup(
1 month from postintervention)
were collected from both of the groups. It was found
that the symptoms and comorbid
other internalizing (depression, cognitive bias) and externalizing
problems (negative behavior) decreased significantly in the CBT group or TG after the intervention
according to both child and parent report when there was no significant change in symptoms in the
waitlist
group. The study contributes to the evidence base for using CBT as an effective intervention
process in treating the anxiety disorders of the young population of our country.
Description:
This dissertation submitted to the Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka,
in part of fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in Clinical
Psychology.
