A Preliminary Outcomes of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Skill Training for Youth at-risk of Anxiety: A Feasibility Study
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Objective: To examine the feasibility and efficacy of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Skill training for youth at-risk of anxiety disorders.
Method: This was a pilot study. Adolescents aged 12-15 years old were enrolled to participate in online cognitive behavioral skills training conducted between May 1st to November 30th, 2021. The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders, Thai-version (SCARED) were used for assessing the degree of anxiety symptoms at baseline and 8 weeks after intervention. Feasibility of the intervention were assessed by a questionnaire developed by the authors.
Result: There were 8 participants (mean age 13.25 years) completed 2 sessions of the Internet-based intervention. SCARED score were decreased 62.5 percents (n=5) in child self-report and 75 percents (n=6) in parent report, particularly in those with high degree of anxiety at baseline ( 40). However, the result was inconclusive for those with moderate symptoms of anxiety (baseline score 25-35). More than half of participants reported high to highest satisfactory with the program.
Conclusion: Internet-based cognitive behavioral skill training for youth at risk of anxiety is an
acceptable preliminary intervention. Provided physical distancing with lower utilization of
resource, it could be a viable option to provide effective telepsychiatric-intervention for at-risk
youth during this covid-19 pandemic situation.
Keyword: anxiety, child and adolescence, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, telepsychiatry
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