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The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy in mental health problems of children and adolescents in child protection system: A meta-analysis

Forfatter(e)
Das, H., Kurnaz, M. F., Koçtürk, N.
År
2024
DOI
10.1016/j.jbct.2024.100509
Tidsskrift
Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
Volum
34
Sider
10
Kategori(er)
Atferdsproblemer, antisosial atferd og atferdsforstyrrelser Depresjon og nedstemthet (inkl. både vansker og lidelse) Angst og engstelighet (inkl. både vansker og lidelse) Traumatiske belastninger/stress (PTSD)
Tiltakstype(r)
Kognitiv atferdsterapi, atferdsterapi og kognitiv terapiBarnevernsinstitusjon Foster- og beredskapshjem
Abstract

Evidence on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based interventions for mental health problems of children and adolescents in institutional/foster care has been presented in various studies. However, the literature does not contain a meta-analysis study that examines and synthesizes the results together. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of CBT in the mental health problems of children and adolescents in foster and institutional care. In the literature review, we included eight studies that met the inclusion criteria in the analysis. The results showed CBT had a strong effect (g = 1.08) on improving the mental health problems of children and adolescents in institutional/foster care. The results also showed that CBT interventions were more effective in depression (g = 1.70) than anxiety (g = 0.87) in children and adolescents in institutional/foster care. Additionally, the results indicated that CBT-based interventions were more effective in groups consisting solely of children (g = 4.06) than in groups comprising children and adolescents (g = 1.70). Thus, this