BACKGROUND: Evidence-based treatments refer to interventions that have empirical research on their behalf. Evidence-based psychological therapy have been identified as a national goal in United States, and there is now clear guidance regarding referral for major mental health conditions. OBJECTIVE: Review the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for all major forms of mental health problems in childhood and adolescence, and the challenges to research Evidence-Based treatments. METHODS: Computerized search of Medline database from 1985 to 2005 and review bibliographies of book chapters and review articles. RESULTS: We present empirically based psychological treatments for depression, anxiety, disruptive behavior disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity and autism. CONCLUSION: Considerable progress has been made in child and adolescent psychotherapy research, as reflected in the quantity of studies and the identification of evidence-based treatments. The actual challenge include generalization to clinical practice.
Efficacy; psychotherapy; controlled clinical trials; child and adolescent therapy research; empirically supported therapies
