Research Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

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Scales R Author

Subjects of specialization
General Pediatrics, Neonatology, Development Pediatrics and Neuropsychology, Pediatri Critical Care, Adolescent Medicine

Affiliation
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

He is working in the psychiatry department and he has done his sub-speciality in Psychiatry. I have done my sub-specialty training in Neuropsychiatry. Brain Injury Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Tennessee, where he founded the Psychiatry General Clinical Research Center.


Publications

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Assessing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups using SCARED Scores for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders

Author(s):

Scales R, Zeiger; Sims C and Petrovic-Dovat L

Background: Limited access and availability of behavioral health providers has led to increased interest in Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT).  Recent studies have found Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy to be effective in treating Generalized Anxiety Disorders amongst children and adolescents.

Objective: It was hypothesized that children who attended 4 or more of the 8 cognitive behavioral group therapy sessions would have a decreased composite score on a standardized anxiety screen after the completion of therapy sessions.

Methods: A total of 9 patients aged 6 to 18 years (All with confirmed Anxiety disorder from behavioral health) and their parents completed the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional... view moreĀ»

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