Abstract
The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry (SLJP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published bi annually by the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists.The Journal publishes original papers, brief reports including case reports and commentaries relevant to psychiatry and allied sciences. The Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry is committed to maintaining and conforming to the editorial and ethical standards recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.Cover: Doorways: When one is ill, having somewhere to stay, where one is looked after, is usually a relief to the patient who is not well and his/her family. The picture shows the doorway to what remains of an ancient hospital in Mihintale, said to date back two millennia. Thilini Rajapakse, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Highlights
Data was derived from individuals with current (n = 1283) and remitted (n = 459) anxiety disorders, as well as controls (n = 582), who had no psychiatric disorders according to the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety
The findings of the study indicate that, patients with current, but not remitted, anxiety disorders had shorter leukocyte telomere length, which suggests a process of accelerated cellular aging, which in part may be reversible after remission
Data was obtained from a total of 194 children, who presented with a current anxiety disorder, and whose carer did not meet the criteria from an anxiety disorder
Summary
Treatment of child anxiety disorders via guided parent-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (2) Of low-intensity guided parent-delivered CBT treatments for children with anxiety disorders. This is the first randomised controlled trial which explores parent-delivered CBT for a childhood disorder, and findings suggest that full guided parentdelivered CBT is an effective first-line treatment for child anxiety.
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