Poster Session
Issue Date: July 01, 2017
Published Online: August 07, 2017
Updated: June 13, 2018
Intervention Strategies for Anxiety in Children: A Summary of the Evidence
Nina Handojo; Christine Hsu-Nazzal; Nadia Kabbani; Yvonne Swinth, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; George Tomlin, PhD, OTR/L; Kristen Brubaker, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Puget Sound
  • University of Puget Sound
Article Information
Complementary/Alternative Approaches / Evidence-Based Practice / Mental Health / Occupational Therapy Practice Framework / Professional Issues / Translational Research
Poster Session   |   July 01, 2017
Intervention Strategies for Anxiety in Children: A Summary of the Evidence
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111520273. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO1052
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111520273. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO1052
Abstract

Date Presented 3/30/2017

A content analysis addressing interventions for anxiety in children was completed. Promising interventions included cognitive–behavioral therapy, social skills, yoga, deep pressure, and occupation-based groups. Tools were created to inform and measure intervention and outcomes based on the research.

Primary Author and Speaker: Nina Handojo

Additional Authors and Speakers: Christine Hsu-Nazzal, Nadia Kabbani, Yvonne Swinth

Contributing Authors: George Tomlin, Kristen Brubaker