Intervention scientists have published more than 600 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of
youth psychotherapies. Four decades of meta-analyses have been used to synthesize the …

Anxiety and depression affect as many as one-third of children and adolescents. 1 The
prevalence of anxiety disorders in school-aged children has been estimated at 9% to 30%. 1 …

Background Hundreds of youth psychotherapy randomized trials have generated scores of
helpful empirically supported treatments (ESTs). However, the standardized structure of …

Background Youth anxiety and depression have long been combined within the empirically
derived internalizing syndrome. The two conditions show substantial comorbidity, symptom …

Many people prefer psychosocial interventions for mental health care or other concerns, but
these interventions are often complex and unavailable in settings where people seek care …

In this paper, dedicated to Dante Cicchetti's contributions and enduring influence, we
explore the prospective directions of developmental psychopathology. Our focus centers on …

This article is an introduction to Cluster Optimized Proximity Scaling (COPS) aimed at
practitioners, as well as a tutorial on the usage of the corresponding R package cops. COPS …

This chapter provides recommendations for the assessment and treatment of disorders in
young children derived from the findings of the PACT research program. It begins with a brief …

Psychoanalytically Informed Play Therapy: Fantasy-Exposure Life-Narrative Therapy is a
structured manual for the execution of FELT, an integrative play therapy that marries the …

This chapter discusses the rise in the mental health needs of children and adolescents and
how leading effective groups can play an important role in addressing the needs of multiple …