A randomised trial of the augmentation of cognitive behaviour therapy with fluoxetine for anxious school refusing youth [ 2009 - 2013 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: E/Pr Bruce Tonge (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Eleonora Gullone ,  A/Pr Neville King ,  Dr Glenn Melvin

Brief description School refusing youth consistently suffer from anxiety and sometimes depression. They become severely emotionally distressed when taken to school and experience social and academic difficulties in the short and long term as well as psychiatric illness in adulthood. Our program investigates whether treatment can be improved by enhancing psychotherapy (cognitive behaviour therapy) which helps over half of anxious school refusing children, with antidepressant-anxiety medication compared to placebo.

Funding Amount $AUD 539,191.18

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant