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dc.contributor.authorOar, Ella
dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Lara
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:25:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:25:21Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn20518315
dc.identifier.doi10.5127/pr.033413
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/70041
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews evidence for using the "cognitive enhancer" D-Cycloserine (DCS) to treat anxious young people. Adult studies indicate DCS consolidates fear extinction learning into memory during exposure therapy, thereby increasing the speed of remission. This paper examines basic research indicating both fear extinction and DCS may work differently in younger animals compared to adults. It reviews trials using DCS to enhance treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder in youths. Given there is often ambivalence about using medication to treat young people, this paper also reviews current research examining parental attitudes to DCS. It considers specific challenges facing DCS research, particularly with regard to maintaining experimental control and managing negative perceptions associated with using medication. Finally, this paper considers current research underway, particularly with regard to using DCS to treat young people with specific phobias. Overall, findings indicate that DCS shows promise for enhancing the treatment of anxiety in young people, but further investigation is needed to determine whether it provides significant benefits over and above current therapies.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTextrum
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom175
dc.relation.ispartofpageto181
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPsychopathology Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume1
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchDevelopmental Psychology and Ageing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170102
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170106
dc.titleIntensive cognitive-behavioral treatment for Specific Phobia in Children and Adolescents
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.rights.copyright© 2014 Textrum. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorFarrell, Lara J.
gro.griffith.authorOar, Ella L.


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