Web-based Attention Bias Modification Treatment for Childhood Anxiety Disorders

ABMT: A trial begins with a fixation cross (+) for 500 ms, immediately followed by a stimuli pair consisting of a neutral and threatening stimulus that is centred horizontally. Stimuli pairs consist of two faces, pictures or words. After presentation of the stimuli pair, a probe (: or ..) always appears on the location of the neutral stimulus. The probe remains on the screen until the participant presses the corresponding key (: or ..), after which the next trial begins. Each session, participants see 160 trials of which 128 trials include one neutral and one threatening stimulus. The remaining 32 trials include a neutral-neutral stimuli pair. CBT: FRIENDS program individual

ABMT: A trial begins with a fixation cross (+) for 500 ms, immediately followed by a stimuli pair consisting of a neutral and threatening stimulus that is centred horizontally. Stimuli pairs consist of two faces, pictures or words. After presentation of the stimuli pair, a probe (: or ..) always appears on the location of the neutral stimulus. The probe remains on the screen until the participant presses the corresponding key (: or ..), after which the next trial begins. Of the 160 trials, the probe appears with equal frequency on the location of the neutral and threatening stimulus (128 trials). The remaining 32 trials include a neutral-neutral stimuli pair. CBT: FRIENDS program individual