Stepped Versus Stratified Care for Anxiety Disorders in Youth

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Principal DSM-5-TR anxiety disorder of specific phobia concerning the domain of blood-injection-injury (due to the ICBT program not including relevant information on applied-tension techniques to avoid fainting during exposure exercises). Confirmed by a specific phobia of this sort being classified as the most functionally impairing anxiety disorder during the structured diagnostic interview (DIAMOND-KID).
• •2. Ongoing psychological treatment for an anxiety disorder. Confirmed by the child and/or caregiver.
• •3. Social/familial/educational difficulties in more immediate need of management than an anxiety disorder. Confirmed by the assessor through information from the child and/or caregiver and/or other available sources.
• •4. Immediate risk to self or others that require urgent attention, such as suicidality. Confirmed by the assessor through information from the child and/or caregiver and other available sources.
• •5. The potential participant has a relative (e.g., sibling, cousin) included in the study. Confirmed by the assessor through information from the caregiver and other available sources.