Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sertraline, or a Combination in Childhood Anxiety

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Authors

John T. Walkup · Johns Hopkins University

Anne Marie Albano · Columbia University Irving Medical Center

John Piacentini · University of California, Los Angeles

Boris Birmaher · University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Scott N. Compton · Duke Medical Center

Joel Sherrill · National Institute of Mental Health

Golda S. Ginsburg

Abstract

Both cognitive behavioral therapy and sertraline reduced the severity of anxiety in children with anxiety disorders; a combination of the two therapies had a superior response rate. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00052078.)

Topics & Keywords

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 359, Issue 26, pp. 2753-2766

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0804633

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