Mental Health Care Institute Karakter, Reinier Postlaan 12, 6525 GC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Jan;52(1):150-168. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-04927-8. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
The aim of the present study was to examine the additive effect of elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the video game Mindlight in decreasing anxiety of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A non-concurrent multiple baseline design with 8 children with ASD in the age of 8-12 was used. CBT did not have the hypothesized additive effect on Mindlight in decreasing anxiety of children with ASD. Instead, multiple participants already experienced a decrease in anxiety during the Mindlight sessions. Yet, several participants did experience a stabilization in anxiety at a low level during the CBT sessions. For now, it can be concluded that CBT does not have an additive effect on Mindlight.
本研究旨在考察认知行为疗法(CBT)元素对视频游戏 Mindlight 降低自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)儿童焦虑的附加效果。采用 8 名 8-12 岁 ASD 儿童的非同期多个基线设计。CBT 并没有在降低 ASD 儿童焦虑方面产生预期的 Mindlight 附加效果。相反,多个参与者在 Mindlight 治疗期间已经经历了焦虑的降低。然而,在 CBT 治疗期间,有几个参与者确实经历了焦虑的稳定在低水平。目前可以得出结论,CBT 对 Mindlight 没有附加效果。