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Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

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13-05-2024

Attention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation

Auteurs: Marissa M. Falcone, Yair Bar-Haim, Eli R. Lebowitz, Wendy K. Silverman, Jeremy W. Pettit

Gepubliceerd in: Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review | Uitgave 2/2024

Abstract

Attention training is an evidence-based, computerized treatment for anxiety and its disorders rooted in cognitive neuroscience. Though experimental research and clinical trials data on attention training in children span two decades, the literature has focused on attention training’s anxiety reduction effects, with little guidance on its implementation in clinical practice. Guidance on implementation is needed given recent efforts to increase accessibility of attention training in clinical practice settings. In this article, we move from research to clinical implementation, providing guidelines with pragmatic clinical steps. We include guidance on psychoeducation, setting and delivery of sessions, potential challenges, and frequently asked questions regarding implementation.

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Titel: Attention Training for Child Anxiety and Its Disorders: Moving from Research to Clinical Implementation
Auteurs: Marissa M. Falcone
Yair Bar-Haim
Eli R. Lebowitz
Wendy K. Silverman
Jeremy W. Pettit
Publicatiedatum: 13-05-2024
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review / Uitgave 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1096-4037
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2827
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-024-00482-7

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