Cognitive behaviour therapy versus counselling intervention for anxiety in young people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Authors
Murphy, SuzanneChowdhury, Uttom
White, Susan W.
Reynolds, Laura
Donald, Louisa
Gahan, Hilary
Iqbal, Zeinab
Kulkarni, Mahesh
Scrivener, Louise
Shaker-Naeeni, Hadi
Press, Dee A.
Affiliation
University of BedfordshireIssue Date
2017-08-02Subjects
adolescentsrandomised controlled trial
autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
cognitive behavioural therapy
counselling
anxiety
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The use of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) as a treatment for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been explored in a number of trials. Whilst CBT appears superior to no treatment or treatment as usual, few studies have assessed CBT against a control group receiving an alternative therapy. Our randomised controlled trial compared use of CBT against person-centred counselling for anxiety in 36 young people with ASD, ages 12–18. Outcome measures included parent- teacher- and self-reports of anxiety and social disability. Whilst each therapy produced improvements inparticipants, neither therapy was superior to the other to a significant degree on any measure. This is consistent with findings for adults.Citation
Murphy S., Chowdhury U., White S., Reynolds L., Donald L., Gahan H., Iqbal Z., Kulkarni M., Scrivener L., Shaker-Naeeni H., & Press D.A. (2017) 'Cognitive behaviour therapy versus counselling intervention for anxiety in young people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: a pilot randomised controlled trial', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47 (11), pp.3446-3457.Publisher
SpringerAdditional Links
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-017-3252-8Type
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enISSN
0162-3257Sponsors
The study was funded by South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s10803-017-3252-8
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