Two-Year Outcome Following Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Country

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See, stats, and : https : / / www. researchgate. net/ publication/ 281303811 Two-Year Behavioural Anxiety -and . . . . Article DOI : 10 . 15640 / jpbs . v3n1a8 CITATION 1 READS 107 4 , including : Some : AVALIAÇÃO PÚBLICAS Development Elizeth Universidade 74 , 022 SEE All. The . Abstract Anxiety disorders (ADs) are common in adolescents , and can greatly influence psychosocial development , especially if untreated . Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has shown short - term effectiveness in the treatment of ADs . However , few studies have assessed the long - term effectiveness of CBT in low - and middle - income countries (LaMICs) . The objective of the study was to assess symptoms of anxiety and depression and quality of life in participants two years after group CBT (GCBT) . The present study consisted of a follow - up assessment of adolescents two years after undergoing GCBT for ADs . Outcome measures were assessed at baseline , after the end of therapy and at a two - year follow - up . Fifteen (79%) out of the 19 adolescents who completed GCBT were reasessed at follow - up . There was significant improvement in Global Clinical Impression (GCI) and Children ' s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) scores with a large effect size (1 . 61 and 1 . 41 , respectively) , but no significant improvement was observed in anxiety and depression symptoms . There was significant improvement in general quality of life , with moderate effect size (0 . 74) . The results underscore the long - term benefits of CBT and encourage its use in treating adolescents with ADs in LaMICs .