Article archive / March 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 7. Source pages: 12.
Assistant professor of psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University, Dr. Monique LeBlanc will be teaming up with Dr. Birgitta Baker of the Kinesiology Department at LSU to investigate physical activity as an adjunct to cognitive behavior therapy for children and adolescents who experience anxiety. The study is called the IMPACT-Anxiety study and participants will receive treatment at no cost. The researchers will look at the advantages of combining both activities compared to either approach alone. LeBlanc told LSU media, “Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders are at greater risk for adult psychopathology; including depression and substance abuse, peer neglect and early withdrawal from school.”
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