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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety in a 6-Year-Old

University of California, San Diego

Cognitive-behavioral treatment has been identified as a probably efficacious treatment for anxiety disorders in children. In the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in childhood, two cognitive-behavioral treatments have received themost empirical attention, Kendall’s "Coping Cat" program and Silverman and Kurtines’s transfer-of-control approach. The following case study involves the use of the transfer-of-control approach and medication in the treatment of a 6-year-old with generalized anxiety disorder. At the onset of treatment, this child was unable to engage in age-appropriate social activities, eat in public, and be separated from his parents. In addition, he had lost 10 pounds and was having significant difficulties sleeping. At 3-month follow-up, he was reengagedwith his peers, separating from his parents, and had returned to his normal weight.

Key Words: cognitive-behavioral therapy • generalized anxiety disorder • transfer-of-control

Clinical Case Studies, Vol. 3, No. 3, 216-233 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1534650103259632


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