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Psychol Med ; 54(2): 385-398, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37458212

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BACKGROUND: Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and debilitating conditions that show high comorbidity rates in adolescence. The present article illustrates how Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A) was adapted for Iranian adolescents with anxiety disorders. METHODS: A total of 54 adolescents with comorbid anxiety disorders participated in a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial of group weekly sessions of either UP-A or waitlist control (WLC). Primary and process of change outcomes were assessed at baseline, posttreatment, and 1-month follow-up. RESULTS: Significant changes were observed over time on major DSM-5 anxiety disorder symptoms (F(2, 51) = 117.09, p < 0.001), phobia type symptoms (F(2, 51) = 100.67, p < 0.001), and overall anxiety symptoms (F(2, 51) = 196.29, p < 0.001), as well as on emotion regulation strategies of reappraisal (F(2, 51) = 17.03, p < 0.001), and suppression (F(2, 51) = 21.13, p < 0.001), as well as on intolerance of uncertainty dimensions including prospective (F(2, 51) = 74.49, p < 0.001), inhibitory (F(2, 51) = 45.94, p < 0.001), and total intolerance of uncertainty (F(2, 51) = 84.42, p < 0.001), in favor of UP-A over WLC. CONCLUSION: Overall, results provide a cultural application of the UP-A and support the protocol as useful for improving anxiety disorders as well as modifying of emotion regulation strategies and intolerance of uncertainty dimensions in Iranian adolescents. Future directions and study limitations are discussed.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade , Adolescente , Humanos , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Irã (Geográfico) , Estudos Prospectivos
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J Nerv Ment Dis ; 211(9): 711-720, 2023 09 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37432031

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ABSTRACT: Although evidence-based psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) have strong empirical support for reducing anxiety and depression symptoms, CBT outcome research often does not report race and ethnicity variables, or assess how well CBT works for people from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups. This study presents post hoc analyses comparing treatment retention and symptom outcomes for participants of color ( n = 43) and White participants ( n = 136) from a randomized controlled efficacy trial of CBT. χ 2 tests and one-way ANCOVA showed no observable differences between the two samples on attrition or on clinician-rated measures of anxiety and depression at posttreatment and follow-up. Moderate to large within-group effect sizes on anxiety and depression were found for Black, Latinx, and Asian American participants at almost all time points. These preliminary findings suggest that CBT for anxiety and comorbid depression may be efficacious for Black, Asian American, and Latinx individuals.


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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Depressão , Humanos , Depressão/terapia , Pigmentação da Pele , Ansiedade/terapia , Cognição , Resultado do Tratamento
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JAMA Psychiatry ; 80(10): 991-999, 2023 10 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37466983

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Importance: A transdiagnostic treatment, the Unified Protocol, is as effective as single diagnostic protocols in comorbid emotional disorders in clinical populations. However, its effects on posttraumatic stress disorder and other emotional disorders in individuals living in war and armed conflict contexts have not been studied. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a cultural and contextual adaptation of the Unified Protocol (CXA-UP) on posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression compared to waitlist control in individuals exposed to armed conflict in Colombia. Design, Setting, and Participants: From April 2017 to March 2020, 200 participants 18 years and older were randomly assigned to the CXA-UP or to a waitlist condition. CXA-UP consisted of 12 to 14 twice-a-week or weekly individual 90-minute face-to-face sessions. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, posttreatment, and 3 months following treatment. Analyses were performed and compared for all randomly allocated participants (intent-to-treat [ITT]) and for participants who completed all sessions and posttreatment measures (per protocol [PP]). The study took place at an outpatient university center and included individuals who were registered in the Colombian Victims Unit meeting DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, or depression or were severely impaired by anxiety or depression. Individuals who were receiving psychological therapy, were dependent on alcohol or drugs, were actively suicidal or had attempted suicide in the previous 2 months, had psychosis or bipolar disorder, or were cognitively impaired were excluded. Intervention: CXA-UP or waitlist. Main Outcomes and Measures: Primary outcomes were changes in anxiety, depression, and somatic scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5. Results: Among the 200 participants (160 women [80.0%]; 40 men [20.0%]; mean [SD] age, 43.1 [11.9] years), 120 were randomized to treatment and 80 to waitlist. Results for primary outcomes in the ITT analysis showed a significant pretreatment-to-posttreatment reduction when comparing treatment and waitlist on the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for DSM-5 scores (slope [SE], -31.12 [3.00]; P < .001; Cohen d, 0.90; 90% CI, 0.63-1.19), 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (slope [SE],-11.94 [1.30]; P < .001; Cohen d, 0.77; 90% CI, 0.52-1.06), PHQ-anxiety (slope [SE], -6.52 [0.67]; P < .001; Cohen d, 0.82; 90% CI, 0.49-1.15), and PHQ-somatic (slope [SE], -8.31 [0.92]; P < .001; Cohen d, 0.75; 90% CI, 0.47-1.04). Conclusions and Relevance: In this study, significant reductions and large effect sizes in all measures of different emotional disorders showed efficacy of a single transdiagnostic intervention in individuals exposed to armed conflicts. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03127982.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos , Masculino , Humanos , Feminino , Adulto , Colômbia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/terapia , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/psicologia , Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Ansiedade/terapia , Conflitos Armados , Resultado do Tratamento
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Menopause ; 30(3): 235-236, 2023 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36749902
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Psychother Res ; : 1-13, 2022 Sep 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36169615

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Objective The therapeutic alliance is related to treatment outcome but less is known about the agreement on alliance between patients and therapists and its relationship to outcomes. We examined the association of patient-therapist congruence of alliance perceptions, early and late in cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder in relation to symptom reduction and dropout. Method: Patients (n = 181) and their therapists provided alliance ratings early and late during 11-session treatment. Independent evaluators rated patients' symptomatic levels post-treatment. Polynomial regression and response surface analysis were used to examine congruence as a predictor of outcome. Results: Early in therapy, stronger combined patient-therapist alliances, regardless of agreement, predicted lower symptom severity at the end of therapy and a lower likelihood of dropout. Late in treatment, the outcome was worse when therapist ratings of the alliance were higher than those of the patient. Conclusions: Therapist-patient agreement on the strength of the alliance is important for symptom improvement and dropout. The study highlights the importance of understanding the dyadic nature of the alliance and its impact on therapeutic change.

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Trials ; 23(1): 721, 2022 Aug 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36045387

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BACKGROUND: Research has shown that internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) can be a very promising solution to increase access to and the dissemination of evidence-based treatments to all of the population in need. However, iCBT is still underutilized in clinical contexts, such as primary care. In order to achieve the effective implementation of these protocols, more studies in ecological settings are needed. The Unified Protocol (UP) is a transdiagnostic CBT protocol for the treatment of emotional disorders, which includes depression, anxiety and related disorders, that has shown its efficacy across different contexts and populations. An internet-based UP (iUP) programme has recently been developed as an emerging internet-based treatment for emotional disorders. However, the internet-delivered version of the UP (iUP) has not yet been examined empirically. The current project seeks to analyse the effectiveness of the iUP as a treatment for depression, anxiety and related emotional disorders in a primary care public health setting. METHODS: The current study will employ a parallel-group, randomized controlled trial design. Participants will be randomly assigned to (a) the internet-based Unified Protocol (iUP), or (b) enhanced waiting list control (eWLC). Randomization will follow a 2:1 allocation ratio, with sample size calculations suggesting a required sample of 120 (iUP=80; eWLC=40). The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) will be used for assessing potential participants. The Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS) and the Overall Depression Severity and Impairment Scale (ODSIS) as well as other standardized questionnaires will be used for assessments at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks from baseline and for the iUP condition during the follow-up. DISCUSSION: Combining the advantages of a transdiagnostic treatment with an online delivery format may have the potential to significantly lower the burden of emotional disorders in public health primary care setting. Anxiety and depression, often comorbid, are the most prevalent psychological disorders in primary care. Because the iUP allows for the treatment of different disorders and comorbidity, this treatment could represent an adequate choice for patients that demand mental health care in a primary care setting. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN18056450 https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN18056450 .


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Depressão , Intervenção Baseada em Internet , Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Ansiedade/terapia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Ansiedade/psicologia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Depressão/diagnóstico , Depressão/terapia , Humanos , Internet , Atenção Primária à Saúde , Resultado do Tratamento
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35682179

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The COVID-19 pandemic, and the social distancing practices that followed, have been associated with increased prevalence of emotional disorders. However, not all individuals affected by COVID-19-related social distancing experienced elevations in emotional disorder symptoms. Understanding this phenomenon is of crucial public health significance given the burden of emotional disorders on individuals and systems. In this narrative review, we consider the differential impact of COVID-19-related social distancing on mental health outcomes from a transdiagnostic perspective. We argue that individuals high in negative affect and aversive reactivity to emotion, that is, neuroticism, and who respond to such emotional experiences with emotion-motivated avoidant coping, are most likely to experience emotional disorders in the context of COVID-19 social distancing. We acknowledge the pro-social and adaptive function of some types of avoidance during the pandemic, which may have initially buffered against negative mental health outcomes. Implications of this conceptualization for treatment of emotional disorders in the present sociocultural context are discussed.


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COVID-19 , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Emoções , Humanos , Saúde Mental , Pandemias , Distanciamento Físico
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Behav Modif ; 46(1): 36-62, 2022 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32752883

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Exposure therapy works through inhibitory learning, whereby patients are exposed to stimuli that elicit anxiety in order to establish safety associations. Mindful emotion awareness, or nonjudgmental and present-focused attention toward emotions, may facilitate engagement in exposures, which may in turn enhance therapeutic outcome. This study utilizes a single-case experimental design (n = 6) to investigate the effect of mindful emotion awareness training on the use of avoidant strategies during exposures, distress during exposures, overall mindfulness, experiential avoidance, and symptom reduction in a sample of participants with social anxiety disorder. Data were analyzed using a combination of visual inspection and quantitative effect size metrics commonly applied in single-case experimental designs. To further investigate the relationship between distress and avoidant strategy use, contemporaneous and cross-lagged correlations were run. Results highlight individual differences in responses to mindful emotion awareness training and exposure exercises. Given these individual differences, repeated assessment and monitoring over the course of treatment may help clinicians most effectively identify treatment skills that will be most helpful for individual patients.


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Terapia Implosiva , Atenção Plena , Transtornos de Ansiedade/psicologia , Conscientização/fisiologia , Emoções/fisiologia , Humanos , Atenção Plena/métodos , Projetos de Pesquisa
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Behav Ther ; 52(6): 1325-1338, 2021 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34656189

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The Unified Protocol (UP) for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders is an emotion-focused, cognitive-behavioral intervention developed to address the full range of anxiety, depressive, and related disorders. The UP consists of core therapeutic skills that, though unique in focus, are each designed to promote an approach-oriented stance toward emotional experiences. The goal of the present investigation was to characterize changes in these skills for patients that received a course of treatment with the UP, as well as to examine associations between skills and symptoms changes. Patients with principal anxiety disorders, assigned to receive treatment with the UP (N = 88) as part of a randomized controlled trial, were included in this study. They completed validated self-report measures of UP skills (Understanding Emotions, Mindful Emotion Awareness, Cognitive Flexibility, Countering Emotional Behaviors, and Interoceptive Awareness and Tolerance), as well as clinician-rated measures of psychological symptoms. Skill measures improved significantly over the course of 12 to 16 UP treatment sessions and changes in these skills measures were associated with improvements in anxiety symptoms. Determining whether improvement on all the skills learned during a course of treatment with UP is associated with symptom remission is critical to establishing the most streamlined and efficient interventions that may ultimately be best suited to widespread dissemination.


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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Atenção Plena , Ansiedade/terapia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Emoções , Humanos , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Resultado do Tratamento
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Behav Ther ; 52(6): 1364-1376, 2021 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34656192

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Dropout from psychotherapy is common and can have negative effects for patients, providers, and researchers. A better understanding of when and why patients stop treatment early, as well as actionable factors contributing to dropout, has the potential to prevent it. Here, we examined dropout from a large randomized controlled trial of transdiagnostic versus single-diagnosis cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for patients with anxiety disorders (n = 179; Barlow et al., 2017). We aimed to characterize the timing of and reasons for dropout and test whether participants who dropped out had different symptom trajectories than those who completed treatment. Results indicated that overall, the greatest risk of dropout was prior to the first treatment session. In single-diagnosis CBT, dropout risk was particularly elevated before the first session and after other early sessions, whereas in transdiagnostic CBT, dropout risk was low and stable before and during treatment. Participants most often dropped out due to failure to comply with study procedures or dissatisfaction with or desiring alternative treatment. Results from multilevel models showed that trajectories of anxiety symptoms did not significantly differ between dropouts and completers. These findings suggest that there may be specific time windows for targeted and timely interventions to prevent dropout from CBT.


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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Pacientes Desistentes do Tratamento , Transtornos de Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Humanos , Psicoterapia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Contemp Clin Trials ; 108: 106512, 2021 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34284152

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Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and anxiety disorders (ANX) are each highly prevalent and frequently co-occur, resulting in a complex clinical presentation. The existing literature to date has not yet identified how to best treat comorbid AUD/ANX, partially due to limitations in understanding what factors and mechanisms are implicated in their co-occurrence. This manuscript describes the rationale and methods for an ongoing randomized-controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral intervention, the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), compared to Take Control (TC), a psychosocial and motivational treatment serving as a control condition in this study, for comorbid AUD/ANX. Sixty individuals with comorbid AUD/ANX will be randomized to UP or TC, and complete assessments at pre- and post-treatment, as well as one- and six-month follow-up points. We hypothesize that the UP, compared to TC, will result in significantly greater reductions in drinking-related outcomes, as well as anxiety and depressive-related outcomes. Additionally, the current study is designed to evaluate exploratory aims to contribute to our theoretical understanding of why AUD and ANX frequently co-occur. Specifically, we will examine the relationship between changes in AUD and ANX symptoms in relation to changes in emotional disorder mechanisms, such as emotion regulation. Because the UP is a transdiagnostic treatment that specifically targets underlying components of emotional disorders generally, it may be well suited to effectively target comorbid AUD/ANX.


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Alcoolismo , Transtornos de Ansiedade , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Alcoolismo/epidemiologia , Alcoolismo/terapia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Comorbidade , Humanos , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto
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Behav Ther ; 52(4): 1008-1018, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34134818

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Homework assignments are an integral part of cognitive behavioral therapy, providing patients with opportunities to practice skills between sessions. Generally, greater homework compliance is associated with better treatment outcomes. However, fewer studies have examined the effect of homework quality on treatment outcomes. This study examined homework compliance and quality as predictors of outcome and attrition across five CBT protocols. A sample of 179 individuals with principal diagnoses of generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, or obsessive-compulsive disorder were randomized to receive a transdiagnostic CBT protocol (the Unified Protocol) or a single-diagnosis CBT protocol corresponding to their principal diagnosis. The Unified Protocol had a lower homework burden than the majority of the single-diagnosis protocols, which varied in degree of assigned homework. Despite this, there were no differences in average homework compliance or quality across principal diagnosis, treatment condition, or their interaction. Homework quality was significantly related to all symptom outcomes (self-reported and clinician-rated anxiety and depressive symptoms, clinician-rated clinical severity). Homework compliance was significantly related to clinician-rated anxiety symptom outcomes. Additionally, greater homework quality and compliance were both significantly associated with increased odds of completing treatment, suggesting homework variables can be useful and easily obtainable predictors of treatment retention.


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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo , Transtorno de Pânico , Fobia Social , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Humanos , Transtorno Obsessivo-Compulsivo/terapia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Transl Behav Med ; 11(5): 1142-1150, 2021 05 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33159447

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There has been increasing interest in transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which is more cost efficient yet yields similar effect sizes when compared to disorder-specific CBT. The Unified Protocol (UP) for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders was adapted for Hong Kong Chinese adults with common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety. It was piloted in community settings and delivered in a group format. Thirty-one Chinese adults (female = 93.5%, mean age = 44 years) with heterogeneous anxiety and depressive disorders were recruited from a number of public-funded community mental health centers in Hong Kong to participate in a pilot trial of a locally adapted variant of UP. Treatment consisted of 14 group sessions plus one individual session. Each group included six to nine participants. The diagnostic and outcome measures included Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV, The Chinese versions of Beck Depression Inventory-Revised (C-BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (C-BAI), Positive Affect subscale of Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and Work and Social Adjustment Scale. Results indicate significant improvement across a number of outcome measures, with moderate-to-large effect sizes for measures of depression (d = 1.11), anxiety (d = 0.67), positive affect (d = 0.54), and work and social functioning (d = 0.49). Furthermore, 45.2% and 29.0% of the participants scored within the normal range of C-BDI-II and C-BAI at posttreatment, respectively, compared to 3.2% and 6.5% at pretreatment. This pilot, uncontrolled trial demonstrated potential effectiveness of a locally adapted variant of group UP for Chinese adults with common mental disorders. It achieved comparable effect sizes to those observed in western populations.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Adulto , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , China , Feminino , Humanos , Projetos Piloto , Resultado do Tratamento
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Psychol Med ; 51(14): 2378-2387, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32312357

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BACKGROUND: Neuroticism is associated with the onset and maintenance of a number of mental health conditions, as well as a number of deleterious outcomes (e.g. physical health problems, higher divorce rates, lost productivity, and increased treatment seeking); thus, the consideration of whether this trait can be addressed in treatment is warranted. To date, outcome research has yielded mixed results regarding neuroticism's responsiveness to treatment, perhaps due to the fact that study interventions are typically designed to target disorder symptoms rather than neuroticism itself. The purpose of the current study was to explore whether a course of treatment with the unified protocol (UP), a transdiagnostic intervention that was explicitly developed to target neuroticism, results in greater reductions in neuroticism compared to gold-standard, symptom focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocols and a waitlist (WL) control condition. METHOD: Patients with principal anxiety disorders (N = 223) were included in this study. They completed a validated self-report measure of neuroticism, as well as clinician-rated measures of psychological symptoms. RESULTS: At week 16, participants in the UP condition exhibited significantly lower levels of neuroticism than participants in the symptom-focused CBT (t(218) = -2.17, p = 0.03, d = -0.32) and WL conditions(t(207) = -2.33, p = 0.02, d = -0.43), and these group differences remained after controlling for simultaneous fluctuations in depression and anxiety symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment effects on neuroticism may be most robust when this trait is explicitly targeted.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Neuroticismo , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica Breve , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Fenótipo , Autorrelato , Listas de Espera
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Behav Ther ; 51(6): 933-945, 2020 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33051035

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Dysregulated anger in the context of emotional (e.g., mood, anxiety, related) disorders is associated with treatment attrition and a lower likelihood of responding to extant treatments. Therefore, there is a need to identify the most effective skills for targeting this anger and prioritize their delivery in treatment with the hope of producing more potent interventions. The current study explored the specific effects of two treatment skills (mindfulness and countering emotional behaviors) in isolation and combination as interventions for dysregulated anger using single-case experimental design. Patients were randomized to a 2- or 4-week baseline with no intervention applied and then to the first treatment skill received. All patients subsequently completed the alternate treatment skill and 1 month of follow-up. Results suggested the first module had clinically meaningful effects for five patients and the second module produced incremental improvement for five patients. Visual inspection and effect sizes indicated mindfulness produced greater reductions in anger when delivered in isolation compared to countering emotional behaviors (d = 0.96, 0.33, for mindfulness and countering emotional behaviors, respectively). With regard to the second module, more patients (n = 4) experienced a reduction in anger in response to mindfulness than to countering emotional behaviors (n = 1); effect sizes indicated significant improvements in response to both modules (d = 0.83, 0.72, for mindfulness and countering emotional behaviors, respectively). Taken together, results suggest mindfulness may be a more efficacious intervention for anger than countering emotional behaviors. Implications of these results for addressing dysregulated anger in treatment are discussed.


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Ira , Transtornos de Ansiedade , Emoções , Atenção Plena , Ansiedade , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Humanos
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Behav Ther ; 51(6): 972-983, 2020 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33051038

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The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment (UP; Barlow et al., 2011) has recently demonstrated statistically equivalent therapeutic effects compared to leading cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocols for anxiety disorders designed to address disorder-specific symptoms (i.e., single-disorder protocols [SDP]); Barlow et al., 2017). Although all treatment protocols included similar evidence-based CBT elements, investigation of those related to symptom improvement in the UP is warranted. Because the UP is unique from the SDPs for its inclusion of mindfulness, the present study evaluated mindfulness as a primary treatment element. We explored whether UP participants, compared to SDP, demonstrated greater improvements in mindfulness from pre- to posttreatment, and whether these improvements predicted posttreatment severity across anxiety disorder diagnoses. Participants were individuals with a principle anxiety disorder (N = 179) randomized to receive either the UP or SDP. Results indicated significant improvements pre- to posttreatment in mindfulness for participants receiving either the UP or SDP. However, at posttreatment, mindfulness scores were significantly greater for the UP condition. At the diagnosis level, posttreatment scores in mindfulness were significantly greater in the UP condition than the respective SDP conditions for principal Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Social Anxiety Disorder (SOC). Moreover, results suggest that change in mindfulness is related to posttreatment severity, when moderated by treatment condition, but only for participants with principal GAD. Taken together, the UP is effective in improving mindfulness in a sample with heterogeneous anxiety disorders, but this change seems particularly relevant for reduction in symptom severity for individuals with principal GAD.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Atenção Plena , Fobia Social , Transtornos de Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Humanos , Resultado do Tratamento
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Gen Hosp Psychiatry ; 67: 58-61, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33011649

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OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the Unified Protocol (UP) remains equivalent to single-disorder protocols (SDPs) in the treatment of anxiety disorders at 12-month follow-up. METHOD: We report results from the 12-month follow-up of a recent randomized equivalence trial [1]. Data are from 179 participants (55.31% female sex, 83.24% White, average age 30.66) who met criteria for a principal anxiety disorder and were randomized to either the UP or SDP conditions. Consistent with the parent trial, the primary outcome was principal diagnosis clinician severity rating (CSR) from the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS). Secondary outcomes included anxiety, depression, and impairment. Missing data were accommodated using multiple imputation (10,000 imputed data sets) under a missing at random assumption. Equivalence between the UP and SDPs was tested using slope difference scores from latent growth models and 95% confidence interval of between-condition effect sizes. RESULTS: The results indicated that the UP and SDP conditions remained equivalent with regard to principal diagnosis clinician severity rating at 12-month follow-up. In addition, there were no significant differences between conditions on secondary outcomes at 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The UP continues to yield outcomes comparable to SDPs at 12-month follow-up, and therefore provides a single intervention that can be used to treat the most commonly occurring psychiatric disorders with durable effects.


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Transtornos de Ansiedade , Protocolos Clínicos , Adulto , Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Resultado do Tratamento
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Psychotherapy (Chic) ; 57(3): 379-390, 2020 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32027157

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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been found to be very effective in reducing many forms of mental illness, but much less is known about whether CBT also promotes mental health or well-being. The goals of the present study were to (a) quantify the magnitude and timing of changes in overall well-being and specific facets of well-being during different CBTs for anxiety disorders, (b) determine whether these effects vary across transdiagnostic and disorder-specific CBT, and (c) examine how changes in well-being during treatment relate to changes in anxiety. A total of 223 adults (55.6% female, Mage = 31.1 years) were randomized to 1 of 5 CBT protocols for anxiety disorders at an outpatient clinic. Analyses included standardized mean gain effect sizes (ESsg) and latent growth curve modeling. Moderate-to-large increases in overall well-being and the 3 components of subjective, psychological, and social well-being were observed, mainly during the second half of CBT, and these increases were maintained at a 6-month follow-up. The magnitude of effects was comparable for transdiagnostic and disorder-specific CBT protocols and greater than in the waitlist condition. Parallel process latent growth curve models indicated that trajectories of change in well-being across treatment were strongly correlated with trajectories of change in clinician-rated and self-reported anxiety. Together, these findings suggest that different CBT protocols for anxiety consistently produce robust and lasting changes in well-being, and these changes are strongly linked to changes in anxiety during treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).


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Transtornos de Ansiedade/terapia , Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Autorrelato , Resultado do Tratamento , Listas de Espera , Adulto Jovem
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