Working in partnership with Montefiore-Einstein's Department of Translational Psychiatry, the investigators have designed a prospective randomized clinical trial (2:1) study for 45 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) patients, 10-19 years of age. This protocol includes a baseline assessment of mental health, pain, and function in AIS patients utilizing validated patient reported outcome (PRO) measures. The investigators will implement and test a structured perioperative psychological intervention program, based on the Aim to Decrease Anxiety and Pain Treatment (ADAPT), which was developed based on evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocols for the management of pediatric pain and childhood anxiety disorders
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Assessment of changes in Anxiety using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Timeframe: preoperatively (baseline), and postoperatively at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery for both the standard of care control group and psychological intervention group
Assessment of changes in Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Children (PCS-C)
Timeframe: preoperatively (baseline), and postoperatively at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery for both the standard of care control group and psychological intervention group
Assessment of changes in Depression using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II)
Timeframe: preoperatively (baseline), and postoperatively at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery for both the standard of care control group and psychological intervention group
Assessment of changes in Mental health using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) short form for Depression
Timeframe: preoperatively (baseline), and postoperatively at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery for both the standard of care control group and psychological intervention group
Assessment of changes in Mental health using the PROMIS Version 1 short form for Anxiety
Timeframe: preoperatively (baseline), and postoperatively at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery for both the standard of care control group and psychological intervention group