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Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice 0969-5893 1468-2850 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. cps_18_2_154 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01247.x 2011-12041-009 REVIEW AND COMMENTARIES Evidence-Based Treatments for Children and Adolescents: An Updated Review of Indicators of Efficacy and Effectiveness Bruce F. Chorpita Eric L. Daleiden Chad Ebesutani John Young Kimberly D. Becker Brad J. Nakamura Lisa Phillips Alyssa Ward Roxanna Lynch Lindsay Trent Rita L. Smith Kelsie Okamura Nicole Starace University of California, Los Angeles PracticeWise, LLC University of Mississippi Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health University of Hawaii University of California, San Francisco Bruce F. Chorpita, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563 [email protected] June 2011 18 2 154 172 November 25, 2009 July 19, 2010 July 20, 2010 © 2011 American Psychological Association 2011 American Psychological Association

This updated review of evidence-based treatments follows the original review performed by the Hawaii Task Force. Over 750 treatment protocols from 435 studies were coded and rated on a 5-level strength of evidence system. Results showed large numbers of evidence-based treatments applicable to anxiety, attention, autism, depression, disruptive behavior, eating problems, substance use, and traumatic stress. Treatments were reviewed in terms of diversity of client characteristics, treatment settings and formats, therapist characteristics, and other variables potentially related to feasibility and generalizability. Overall, the literature has expanded considerably since the previous review, yielding a growing list of options and information available to guide decisions about treatment selection.

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Numerous reviews of the child and adolescent treatment literatures have been conducted over the past 30-years (Lonigan, Elbert, & Bennett-Johnson, 1998; Silverman & Hinshaw, 2008; Weisz, Hawley, & Jensen-Doss, 2004; Weisz, Weiss, Han, Granger, & Morton, 1995). Our last comprehensive report (Chorpita et al., 2002) preceded several advances, both in the scope and methods of review and in the children’s mental health literature. The mental health field in general continues its focus on evidence-based practice, although there has been continued controversy over definitions (e.g., APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice, 2006; Barkham & Mellor-Clark, 2003; Lilienfeld, 2007; Weisz, Sandler, Durlak, & Anton, 2006; Westen, Novotny, & Thompson-Brenner, 2004). We have identified over 140 new randomized clinical trials (RCTs) since 2000,...

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