Teenager with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Addressing Parental Accommodation When Treating Anxiety In Children ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190869984.003.0010 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 103-116

Author(s):

Eli R. Lebowitz

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽

Treatment Strategy ◽

Generalized Anxiety ◽

Anxious Child ◽

Family Accommodation ◽

Problems And Solutions

This chapter illustrates the work of reducing family accommodation as part of a larger treatment strategy that also includes working directly with the anxious child. The chapter presents the case of Heather, a 14-year-old girl who suffered from generalized anxiety disorder. The chapter first introduces the case, including a detailed description and history. Next, the chapter describes the course of treatment with a focus on the work with parents and the ways it was integrated into Heather’s treatment. The chapter includes transcripts from treatment sessions with parents and child and exemplifies some of the problems and solutions in working with families of anxious children.

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Child with Separation Anxiety Disorder

Addressing Parental Accommodation When Treating Anxiety In Children ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190869984.003.0011 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 117-126

Author(s):

Eli R. Lebowitz

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Treatment Strategy ◽

Separation Anxiety ◽

Clinical Work ◽

Separation Anxiety Disorder ◽

Anxious Child ◽

Family Accommodation

This chapter illustrates the work of reducing family accommodation as part of a larger treatment strategy that also includes working directly with the anxious child. The chapter presents the case of Yuki, a 7-year-old boy with separation anxiety disorder. The chapter first introduces Yuki’s case including a detailed description and history. Next, the chapter describes the course of treatment with a focus on the work with his mother and the ways it was integrated alongside Yuki’s treatment. The chapter includes excerpts of transcripts from treatment sessions that illustrate how the therapist dealt with challenges that arose during the clinical work.

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The French Version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in a Nonclinical Sample

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000158 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 74 (3) ◽

pp. 119-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Martine Bouvard ◽

Anne Denis ◽

Jean-Luc Roulin

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽

Child Anxiety ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Generalized Anxiety ◽

French Version ◽

Confirmatory Factor

This article investigates the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). A group of 704 adolescents completed the questionnaires in their classrooms. This study examines potential confirmatory factor analysis factor models of the RCADS as well as the relationships between the RCADS and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised (SCARED-R). A subsample of 595 adolescents also completed an anxiety questionnaire (Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised, FSSC-R) and a depression questionnaire (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, CES-D). Confirmatory factor analysis of the RCADS suggests that the 6-factor model reasonably fits the data. All subscales were positively intercorrelated, with rs varying between .48 (generalized anxiety disorder-major depression disorder) and .65 (generalized anxiety disorder-social phobia/obsessive-compulsive disorder). The RCADS total score and all the RCADS scales were found to have good internal consistency (> .70). The correlations between the RCADS subscales and their SCARED-R counterparts are generally substantial. Convergent validity was found with the FSSC-R and the CES-D. The study included normal adolescents aged 10 to 19. Therefore, the findings cannot be extended to children under 10, nor to a clinical population. Altogether, the French version of the RCADS showed reasonable psychometric properties.

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Psychometric Properties of the Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind Wandering Scales

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000470 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 878-890 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

David Marcusson-Clavertz ◽

Oscar N. E. Kjell

Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽

Social Desirability ◽

Cognitive Task ◽

Experience Sampling ◽

Well Being ◽

Mind Wandering ◽

Generalized Anxiety ◽

Psychological Variables

Abstract. Thinking about task-unrelated matters (mind wandering) is related to cognition and well-being. However, the relations between mind wandering and other psychological variables may depend on whether the former commence spontaneously or deliberately. The current two studies investigated the psychometric properties of the Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind Wandering Scales (SDMWS; Carriere, Seli, & Smilek, 2013 ). Study 1 evaluated the stability of the scales over 2 weeks ( N = 284 at Time 1), whereas Study 2 ( N = 323) evaluated their relations to Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms, Openness, Social desirability, and experience-sampling reports of intentional and unintentional mind wandering during an online cognitive task. The results indicated that the SDMWS were better fitted with a two-factor than a one-factor solution, although the fit was improved with the exclusion of one item. The scales exhibited strong measurement invariance across gender and time, and moderately high test-retest reliability. Spontaneous mind wandering predicted Generalized anxiety disorder and experience-sampling reports of unintentional mind wandering, whereas Deliberate mind wandering predicted Openness and experience-sampling reports of intentional mind wandering. Furthermore, Spontaneous mind wandering showed a negative association with social desirability of weak-to-medium strength. In sum, the scales generally showed favorable psychometric properties.

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