Exposure-focused cbt outperforms relaxation-based treatment for youth

In prior work, we have found that CBT can be effectively and efficiently delivered without inclusion of relaxation sessions. Here we seek to confirm this finding with a larger sample and test for patient-specific predictors of response to exposure-focused CBT (EF-CBT). We hypothesize that EF-CBT response would be better in patients with less severe baseline anxiety and fewer comorbid symptoms but would not be impacted by treatment delivery context (ie, in-person vs virtually). We will also explore the effects of age on outcomes.