The efficacy of Cognitive-behavior therapy based parenting for anxious children with cancer

Aim: Cancer is one of the most distressing and life-threatening diseases. In many cases, people with cancer experience many psychological problems. Therefore, the design and implementation of psychotherapy interventions in this group is very important. Method: This study was a randomized clinical trial with two CBT-based groups, plus pharmacotherapy and pharmacotherapy alone. Twenty-seven subjects participated in the present study. Result: The results of repeated measure analysis indicated a significant difference between the two groups of intervention and treatment as usual in the severity of anxiety after post-test (p<0.001). Conclusion: It seems that group CBT based parenting has a significant effect on reducing the severity of anxiety in children with cancer. Future studies are suggested to designing appropriate interventions to meet the needs of children with cancer.