In a large sample
of clinically - referred children in practice settings who had depression,
anxiety or conduct disorders, a modular approach that allowed clinicians to apply treatment procedures flexibly and in different sequences — including individual CBT for depression or
anxiety or parent training for conduct disorders — was associated with steeper
trajectories of symptom improvement than standardised CBT or usual care.10 In the case
of bipolar disorder, implementing individual, family or multifamily treatment protocols flexibly may lead to greater engagement
of parents and children and lower treatment costs.
Investigated the
trajectory of maternal emotional wellbeing (i.e. separate measures
of anxiety and depression) in relation to child variables (i.e. ASD
symptoms and problem behaviour) at 18 - month intervals across a ten - year period.