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    The influence of parental anxiety and child rearing factors on the outcome of the treatment of children with anxiety disorders in a mental health clinic
    Swinburne, Georgina ( 2003)
    The aims of the current study were to identify family characteristics unique to families with children who presented to a community mental health service with an anxiety disorder, and to determine whether any such factors were predictive of the treatment outcome for these children. Parents of children with an anxiety disorder (N=28) were compared on measures of parental anxiety and depression, and parental child-rearing and disciplinary styles, to parents of children with significant learning difficulties that were non-anxiety based (N=30) and to parents of children without any apparent psychological difficulties (N=31). Parents of anxious children reported higher rates of anxiety and depression than parents of children without psychological difficulties, however, their reports did not significantly differ from parents of children with other non-anxiety related difficulties. Treatment outcome measures consisted of clinician and parent ratings at both 3-months, and 12-months following the commencement of treatment. Results generally indicated that parental difficulties with separation predicted poor treatment outcome for children at 3-month and parental anxiety predicted poor treatment outcome at the one year follow-up. This suggested that the presence of an anxious parent may, over time, increase the child’s vulnerability to relapse, and supports the need to involve parents in treatment programs.