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Efficacy of Attention Bias Training for Child Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2019

Susanna W Chang, and Jennie M Kuckertz, and Deepika Bose, and Arturo R Carmona, and John Piacentini, and Nader Amir
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. schang@mednet.ucla.edu.

A growing evidence base supports attention bias modification (ABM) as a novel intervention for anxiety. However, research has been largely conducted with adults and analogue samples, leaving the impact of ABM for child anxiety be fully elucidated. Thus, we conducted a double-blind, randomized controlled trial testing ABM efficacy versus an attention control condition (CC) in 31 children diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Youth were assigned to 4 weeks of ABM where attention was trained away from threat, or a sham CC in which no bias training occurred. Findings indicate that significantly more youth in the ABM versus CC group were considered treatment responders post training. The ABM versus CC group also demonstrated a greater decrease in anxiety severity, with this difference being marginally significant. Findings lend support for the potential of ABM in reducing youth anxiety. Further work regarding mechanisms of action is warranted to advance ABM research.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011569 Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness. Factor Construct Rating Scales (FCRS),Katz Adjustment Scales,Lorr's Inpatient Multidimensional Psychiatric Rating Scale,Wittenborn Scales,Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale,Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview
D011580 Psychological Techniques Methods used in the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral, personality, and mental disorders. Theoretical Techniques,Psychologic Technics,Psychologic Techniques,Psychological Technic,Psychological Technics,Psychological Technique,Technic, Psychological,Technics, Psychological,Technique, Psychological,Techniques, Psychological,Theoretical Technics,Psychologic Technic,Psychologic Technique,Technic, Psychologic,Technic, Theoretical,Technics, Psychologic,Technics, Theoretical,Technique, Psychologic,Technique, Theoretical,Techniques, Psychologic,Techniques, Theoretical,Theoretical Technic,Theoretical Technique
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004311 Double-Blind Method A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment. Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070379 Attentional Bias An increased focus or awareness of certain stimuli over others, which influence behavior. Attentional Biases,Biased Attention,Attention, Biased,Bias, Attentional,Biases, Attentional
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001008 Anxiety Disorders Persistent and disabling ANXIETY. Anxiety Neuroses,Anxiety States, Neurotic,Neuroses, Anxiety,Anxiety Disorder,Anxiety State, Neurotic,Disorder, Anxiety,Disorders, Anxiety,Neurotic Anxiety State,Neurotic Anxiety States,State, Neurotic Anxiety,States, Neurotic Anxiety

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