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Fear can go to sleep!” A one-session group intervention for children with fear of the dark and scary characters

Not Applicable
Conditions
DSM-5: 300.29 Specific Phobia
Registration Number
DRKS00032834
Lead Sponsor
Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Age between 6 and 10 years
(2) At least subclinical fear of the dark oder scary figures
(3) Knowledge of the german language
(4) Availability of at least one parent, informed consent of both parents of the child

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Acute suicidality, psychosis, addictive disorder
(2) Current treatment for anxiety disorders
(3) General medical contraindication
(4) Hearing problems, neurological disorders or color-blindness
(5) Traumatic event as cause of fear

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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