Treating Comorbid Anxiety in Adolescents With ADHD Using a Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program Approach

Stephen Houghton; Nadiyah Alsalmi; Carol Tan; Myra Taylor; Kevin Durkin

doi:10.1177/1087054712473182

Treating Comorbid Anxiety in Adolescents With ADHD Using a Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program Approach

Stephen Houghton, Nadiyah Alsalmi, Carol Tan, Myra Taylor, Kevin Durkin

Graduate School of Education

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Objective: To evaluate an 8-week cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) treatment specifically designed for adolescents with ADHD and comorbid anxiety. Method: Using a multiple baseline design, nine adolescents (13 years to 16 years 9 months) received a weekly CBT, which focused on four identified anxiety-arousing times. Participants self-recorded their levels of anxiety for each of the four times during baseline, intervention, and a maintenance phase. Anxiety was also assessed using the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC). Results: Paired samples t tests supported the success of the intervention. Interrupted time-series data for each participant revealed varying rates of success across the four times, however. The MASC data revealed significant reductions in Physical Symptoms of Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Harm Avoidance, and Total Anxiety. Conclusion: The data demonstrate the efficacy of a CBT program for the treatment of comorbid anxiety in adolescents with ADHD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1094-1104
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume	21
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054712473182
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2017

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