Brief Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Youth

V. Robin Weersing, PhD, is the Director of the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Program (ChAAMP) at San Diego State University (SDSU) and a Professor and Associate Director in the Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at SDSU and UC San Diego. Dr. Weersing's research focuses on the development of efficient and effective interventions to prevent the onset and treat the occurrence of anxiety and depression in youth. Her work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and acknowledged with numerous awards and fellowships including recognition from the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation, the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, and the William T. Grant Foundation. Araceli Gonzalez, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University Long Beach. Dr. Gonzalez has expertise in the assessment and treatment of anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress in youth, with a focus on improving mental health outcomes among underserved youth and parents and reducing mental health treatment disparities. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the American Psychological Foundation. Michelle Rozenman, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavioral Research for Anxiety interVention Efficiency (BRAVE) Lab at the University of Denver. Dr. Rozenman is an expert in evidence-based assessment and treatment of youth internalizing and obsessive compulsive and related disorders. Her research focuses on identifying and directly targeting mechanisms underlying anxiety-related problems in youth using experimental therapeutic and behavioral approaches. Her work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the International OCD Foundation.

INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND FOR THERAPISTS
Chapter 1: SESSION 1: UNDERSTANDING STRESS AND MOOD
Chapter 2: SESSION 2: RELAX YOUR SELF AND YOUR WORLD
Chapter 3: SESSION 3: PROBLEM-SOLVING PLANS
Chapter 4: SESSION 4: DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN
Chapter 5: SESSIONS 5 THROUGH 11: IMPLEMENTING THE MASTER PLAN
Chapter 6: FINAL SESSION: RELAPSE PREVENTION

APPENDIX I: IMPLEMENTATION APPENDIX
Appendix A: Supplemental Content for Session 1
Appendix B: Supplemental Content for Session 2
Appendix C: Supplemental Content for Session 3
Appendix D: Supplemental Content for Session 4
Appendix E: Supplemental Content for Sessions 5 through 11
Appendix F: Supplemental Content for the Final Session

APPENDIX II: ACTIVITIES