also found that mothers of children with
GAD reported greater reduction in anxiety symptoms over time
compared to mothers of children with phobic disorders (SAD, SoAD,
Specific Phobia [SPEC] and PD). While this finding demonstrates
that a diagnosis of GAD may lead to better outcomes following CBT
compared to other anxiety disorders, the effect was not consistent
across measures; a difference was shown on maternal reports but
not child or clinician measures of outcome. In a multi-site study of
CBT and medication, the odds of remission for children with GAD
and SAD were 2.5 times greater than children with SoAD immediately
after treatment