Cognitive behaviour therapy versus counselling intervention for anxiety in young people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Murphy, Suzanne; Chowdhury, Uttom; White, Susan W.; Reynolds, Laura; Donald, Louisa; Gahan, Hilary; Iqbal, Zeinab; Kulkarni, Mahesh; Scrivener, Louise; Shaker-Naeeni, Hadi; Press, Dee A.

dc.contributor.author	Murphy, Suzanne	en
dc.contributor.author	Chowdhury, Uttom	en
dc.contributor.author	White, Susan W.	en
dc.contributor.author	Reynolds, Laura	en
dc.contributor.author	Donald, Louisa	en
dc.contributor.author	Gahan, Hilary	en
dc.contributor.author	Iqbal, Zeinab	en
dc.contributor.author	Kulkarni, Mahesh	en
dc.contributor.author	Scrivener, Louise	en
dc.contributor.author	Shaker-Naeeni, Hadi	en
dc.contributor.author	Press, Dee A.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2018-03-26T11:57:17Z
dc.date.available	2018-03-26T11:57:17Z
dc.date.issued	2017-08-02
dc.identifier.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.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0162-3257
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10803-017-3252-8
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622558
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.description.sponsorship	The study was funded by South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Springer	en
dc.relation.url	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-017-3252-8	en
dc.rights	Green - can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	adolescents	en
dc.subject	randomised controlled trial	en
dc.subject	autism	en
dc.subject	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	en
dc.subject	cognitive behavioural therapy	en
dc.subject	counselling	en
dc.subject	anxiety	en
dc.title	Cognitive behaviour therapy versus counselling intervention for anxiety in young people with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: a pilot randomised controlled trial	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	University of Bedfordshire	en
dc.identifier.journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	en
dc.date.updated	2018-03-26T11:51:41Z
dc.description.note	"This article is an open access publication"
html.description.abstract	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.