Modular Treatment for Preschool Anxiety

This nonrandomized pilot study is investigating the efficacy of a modularized treatment for anxiety in children ages 3-7 years old. Eligibility is determined at a baseline assessment, followed by a second baseline assessment one month later. The treatment protocol, Parent-training Intervention for Preschoolers with Anxiety (PIPA), is flexible and allows for individualized treatments based on a treatment algorithm, ensuring that sessions address the most pressing clinical needs of each child. Treatment consists of weekly 60-minute sessions delivered over the course of 12 weeks. Symptom change is tracked weekly during brief phone assessments and a post-treatment assessment will occur following the final treatment session, approximately 12 weeks after starting treatment. Finally, all participants will complete two follow-up assessments, occurring 1-month and 6-months after the final treatment session.