Review: Prevention of anxiety among at ‐risk children and adolescents – a systematic review and meta‐analysis

ConclusionsFourteen studies included children and young people who presented with elevated anxiety symptoms, but anxiety disorder was not ruled out in the participants in these studies. Hence, these studies might be reporting results of mixed prevention/early intervention programmes. Prevention programmes that target developmental risk factors, not only disorder maintaining factors, appear most promising. The clinically meaningful impact of anxiety disorder prevention programmes remains unknown.

Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Peter J. Lawrence, Sally M. Rooke, Cathy Creswell Tags: Review Article Source Type: research