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ERIC Number: EJ954244
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-7229
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Calibrating for Comorbidity: Clinical Decision-Making in Youth Depression and Anxiety
Chu, Brian C.; Merson, Rachel A.; Zandberg, Laurie J.; Areizaga, Margaret
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, v19 n1 p5-16 Feb 2012
Comorbidity in clinical youth populations is more the rule than the exception, yet few established guidelines exist to help practicing clinicians manage complex diagnostic profiles. The current paper reviews efforts within the treatment development literature to handle comorbidity in depressed and anxious children and adolescents, including single-target, modular-based, and transdiagnostic interventions. Two case studies are presented to describe how comorbid anxiety and depression are managed within two different evidence-based single-target interventions. A third case is presented to introduce a novel individual behavioral activation therapy (IBAT) designed to address co-occurring depression and anxiety by targeting a single maintaining mechanism (avoidance) that underlies both disorders. Implications for clinical decision-making (assessing complex clinical profiles in practice, prioritizing treatment goals, selecting interventions from a broad evidence base) are discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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