Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must have:
  1. a primary DSM-IV anxiety disorder diagnosis, including generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, social and specific phobias
  2. no medication changes were made at least 8 weeks prior to initiating participation in the study and during treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
  1. history of and/or current psychosis, autism, bipolar disorder, or current suicidality, oppositional defiant disorder, or eating disorder
  2. principal diagnosis other than one of the anxiety disorders listed for inclusion criteria
  3. current positive diagnosis in the child's caregiver of mental retardation, psychosis, or other psychiatric disorders or conditions that would limit his/her ability to understand CBT and follow-through with treatment directives.