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A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with autism and anxiety
Author Info
Haupt, Rachel
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4775-7890
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent160200185807596
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2020, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
Abstract
It is estimated that 1 in 59 children have autism (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018), representing one of the largest growing segments of individuals with disabilities (IDEA, 2004). Due in part to the deficits experienced by children and adolescents with autism, they are at a higher risk for developing anxiety (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Cognitive behavioral therapy is becoming a favorable intervention for children and adolescents with autism and anxiety, with multiple meta-analyses and systematic reviews demonstrating positive results for reducing anxiety among this population. Concerns have been raised regarding the methodological rigor of the empirical studies (Danial & Wood, 2013; Lang et al., 2010; NAC, 2015; Tait, 2013; Ung, Selles, Small, & Storch, 2015; Wong et al., 2013). Subsequently, this systematic review and meta-analysis provides a comprehensive analysis of CBT for autism and anxiety, examining the methodological quality of the studies through literature-derived rigor standards and the overall effectiveness of the intervention across informants and settings. These results were then used to assesses the overall level of effectiveness, in accordance with multiple published sets of standards applicable to the fields of education, psychology, and autism. Overall positive results were found for the use of CBT in reducing anxiety in children across clinician, parent, and child-report and across both the school and clinic setting. These results also support the finding that CBT meets evidence-based criteria across the fields of education, psychology, and autism for use with individuals with autism and anxiety.
Committee
Richard Cowan (Advisor)
Karla Anhalt (Committee Member)
Jason Schenker (Committee Member)
Pages
272 p.
Subject Headings
Psychology
Keywords
CBT
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cognitive behavioral therapy
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autism
;
anxiety
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Haupt, R. (2020).
A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with autism and anxiety
[Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent160200185807596
APA Style (7th edition)
Haupt, Rachel.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with autism and anxiety.
2020. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent160200185807596.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Haupt, Rachel. "A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with autism and anxiety." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent160200185807596
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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