What five decades of research tells us about the effects of youth psychological therapy: A multilevel meta-analysis and implications for science and practice.
Harvard University · Institute for Work and Health · +10 more institutions
Abstract
Across 5 decades, hundreds of randomized trials have tested psychological therapies for youth internalizing (anxiety, depression) and externalizing (misconduct, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) disorders and problems. Since the last broad-based youth meta-analysis in 1995, the number of trials has almost tripled and data-analytic methods have been refined. We applied these methods to the expanded study pool (447 studies; 30,431 youths), synthesizing 50 years of findings and identifying implications for research and practice. We assessed overall effect size (ES) and moderator effects using multilevel modeling to address ES dependency that is common, but typically not modeled, in meta-analyses. Mean…
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12Topics & keywords
- Psychological science
- Meta-analysis
- Psychology
- Psychological therapy
- Psychotherapist
- Multilevel model
- Clinical psychology
- Social psychology
- Quality Education