TY - JOUR
T1 - Patterns of Response and Remission Following a One-Session Treatment for Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia in Youth
AU - Oar, Ella L.
AU - Farrell, Lara J.
AU - Conlon, Elizabeth G.
AU - Waters, Allison M.
AU - Ollendick, Thomas H.
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - Blood-Injection-Injury (BII) Phobia is a severe and impairing disorder that has been understudied in youth. The present study aimed to define patterns of response and remission following a modified One-Session Treatment (OST) including an e-therapy maintenance program for children and adolescents with BII Phobia. Moreover, characteristics of different responder groups were examined in order to determine correlates of a poorer response. Youth (n = 20; 8–18 years) were categorized into four responder groups (e.g., immediate remitter, delayed remitter, partial responder, and nonresponder) based upon defined criteria for remission. Immediate remitters to treatment were more likely to have a primary diagnosis of injection phobia, rather than a combined blood and injection phobia. Nonresponders reported significantly greater disgust sensitivity at pretreatment and were more likely to have a comorbid diagnosis of Social Phobia. In regards to within session change, youth who achieved the exposure goal of having a blood test during treatment had a significantly stronger treatment response. These preliminary findings may assist clinicians in the planning and delivering of intensive Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) approaches for BII Phobia in youth.
AB - Blood-Injection-Injury (BII) Phobia is a severe and impairing disorder that has been understudied in youth. The present study aimed to define patterns of response and remission following a modified One-Session Treatment (OST) including an e-therapy maintenance program for children and adolescents with BII Phobia. Moreover, characteristics of different responder groups were examined in order to determine correlates of a poorer response. Youth (n = 20; 8–18 years) were categorized into four responder groups (e.g., immediate remitter, delayed remitter, partial responder, and nonresponder) based upon defined criteria for remission. Immediate remitters to treatment were more likely to have a primary diagnosis of injection phobia, rather than a combined blood and injection phobia. Nonresponders reported significantly greater disgust sensitivity at pretreatment and were more likely to have a comorbid diagnosis of Social Phobia. In regards to within session change, youth who achieved the exposure goal of having a blood test during treatment had a significantly stronger treatment response. These preliminary findings may assist clinicians in the planning and delivering of intensive Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) approaches for BII Phobia in youth.
KW - Blood-Injection-Injury (BII)
KW - children
KW - intensive treatment
KW - One-Session Treatment (OST)
KW - remission
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U2 - 10.1080/07317107.2016.1268007
DO - 10.1080/07317107.2016.1268007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85012900966
SN - 0731-7107
VL - 39
SP - 43
EP - 63
JO - Child and Family Behavior Therapy
JF - Child and Family Behavior Therapy
IS - 1
ER -