首页 | 本学科首页   官方微博 | 高级检索  
     


Attachment as a predictor of non response to CBT treatment in children with anxiety disorders
Authors:Monika Walczak  Barbara Hoff Esbjørn  Sonja Breinholst
Affiliation:Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstract:Children’s and parents’ attachment patterns have been linked with the presence of pediatric anxiety disorders. The present study examined the role of attachment in predicting cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) treatment outcomes. A total of 69 children aged 7–13 years were assessed using a semi-structured interview, and treated with CBT. Differences between responders and nonresponders with regard to pretreatment characteristics were explored, and the predictive power of factors significantly different between groups was assessed using binominal logistic regression. Responders and nonresponders did not significantly differ with regard to child’s attachment to parent. Maternal attachment anxiety was found to be the strongest predictor of treatment outcome, remaining significant after controlling for symptoms severity. Results suggest that clinicians should pay more attention to how the relationships formed between anxious children and their anxiously attached mothers may prohibit a positive treatment response, and augment treatment appropriately.
Keywords:Childhood anxiety  attachment  parents  CBT  treatment response
设为首页 | 免责声明 | 关于勤云 | 加入收藏

Copyright©北京勤云科技发展有限公司  京ICP备09084417号