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Early Intervention for Shy Preschool Childre

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Mental Health - Anxiety
Anxiety
Registration Number
ACTRN12608000351314
Lead Sponsor
Macquarie University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
71
Inclusion Criteria

Participants are included if the child scores 2 standard deviations above the norm on the measure of inhibited behaviour and also demonstrates high behavioural inhibition in a laboratory observation and also has one parent with an anxiety disorder.

Exclusion Criteria

Developmental disability
Lack of English in parent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in inhibition. Assessed by observational assessment and Behavioural Inhibition Questionnaire.[All measures are given at baseline and again at 6 months.];Change in Anxiety diagnoses. Assessed by Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule.[All measures are given at baseline and again at 6 months.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parent anxiety. Assessed by Depression Anxiety Stress Scales.[All measures are given at baseline and again at 6 months.]
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