DOI:
10.13056/acamh.28984
In this Papers Podcast,
Dr. Tom Cawthorne and
Professor Roz Shafran discuss their JCPP
Advances paper ‘Do single-case experimental designs lead to randomised controlled trials of cognitive behavioural therapy interventions for adolescent anxiety and related disorders recommended in the National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines? A systematic review’ (
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12181).
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:
- How the single-case experimental design (SCED) approach works and insight into the construct of the hierarchy of evidence.
- How the review was conducted and why they focused on adolescent anxiety.
- Adolescents as an under-researched population and the practical challenges around the SCED design.
- The evidence that the SCED design can be a helpful approach and can provide high-quality research evidence.
- The implications for researchers and research policymakers as well as CAMH professionals.
- Could using SCEDs more effectively lead to future NICE guidelines better representing the adolescent population?
- The recommendations that emerge from the paper.