The purpose of this pilot-study is to evaluate a cognitive behavioral program, the Friends-program, as indicated prevention for anxious youth. The youths are recruited by school nurses who will also lead the intervention groups applying the Friends-manual.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
The Friends program is a ten weeks group interventions based on principles from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy aimed at ameliorating symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. There are age-specific versions of the manual, one for children 8-12 years and one for adolescents 12-15 years.
Fjell municipality
Bergen, Norway
Change in anxiety symptoms from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program, measured by the Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS)
Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention
Changes in life-quality (measured by KINDL)from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program
Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention
Changes in depressive symptoms (measured by the Short Mood and Feeling questionnaire)from baseline to 12 months after completing the FRIENDS program
Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention
Changes in psychosocial functioning (measured by the Strengths and difficulties questionnaire)from baseline until 12 months after having completed the FRIENDS program
Time frame: When completing the intervention and 3months and 12 months after having completed the intervention
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