Medical Xpress March 20, 2025
A new study from the Research Center for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children for anxiety and examined the efficacy of the Master Your Worries program developed for treating anxiety among children. The study found that the program reduced children’s symptoms of generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and separation anxiety. The study also found that lighter, fully digital study material can reduce anxiety symptoms in children.
The study, led by Professor Andre Sourander, is the first randomized controlled trial in the world to examine the efficacy of an internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) intervention using a population-based screening method in school-age children. The study has been published as an editorial in the Journal of the...
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