Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment of Specific Phobias in Children and Adolescents

2012 ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas H. Ollendick ◽  
Thompson E. III Davis
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Specific Phobias ◽  
Assessment And Treatment

One-Session Treatment of Specific Phobias in Children: Recent Developments and a Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thompson E. Davis ◽  
Thomas H. Ollendick ◽  
Lars-Göran Öst
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Evidence Based Treatment ◽  
Specific Phobias ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Graduated Exposure

One-Session Treatment is a well-established evidence-based treatment for specific phobias in youths that incorporates reinforcement, cognitive challenges, participant modeling, psychoeducation, and skills training into a single, massed session of graduated exposure. This review begins by briefly examining the phenomenology, etiology, epidemiology, and assessment of specific phobias and then pivots to a description of One-Session Treatment. We examine the use of One-Session Treatment with children and adolescents, briefly discussing its components and application, and subsequently review almost two decades of research supporting its efficacy. Finally, we propose future directions for research and practice.

Childhood Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

2021 ◽  
pp. 285-310
Author(s):  
Andrew G. Guzick ◽  
Sophie C. Schneider ◽  
Eric A. Storch
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Case Conceptualization ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
The Core ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Clinically Significant

Although once considered rare, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is now recognized as a common and impairing childhood psychological disorder, with approximately 2% to 3% of children and adolescents estimated to have OCD. Although less is known about other obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs), research suggests that they are similarly prevalent and highly impairing during childhood. The core assessment and treatment approaches for children and adolescents with OCRDs are similar to those for adults, though there are developmental and contextual factors unique to this group that should be considered. This chapter reviews these factors and describes their implications for assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment. It begins with a description of different common OCRDs in childhood, followed by a discussion of developmentally typical versus clinically significant repetitive thoughts and behaviors. Next, developmental and contextual features that are relevant in childhood OCRDs are reviewed. The chapter concludes with an overview of evidence-based assessment, cognitive-behavioral case conceptualization, and treatment of OCRDs during childhood and adolescence.

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