Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7267265 | Journal of Anxiety Disorders | 2015 | 46 Pages |
Abstract
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can be treated effectively with either disorder-specific cognitive behavior therapy (DS-CBT) or transdiagnostic CBT (TD-CBT). The relative benefits of DS-CBT and TD-CBT for GAD and the relative benefits of delivering treatment in clinician guided (CG-CBT) and self-guided (SG-CBT) formats have not been examined. Participants with GAD (n = 338) were randomly allocated to receive an internet-delivered TD-CBT or DS-CBT intervention delivered in either CG-CBT or SG-CBT formats. Large reductions in symptoms of GAD (Cohen's d â¥Â 1.48; avg. reduction â¥Â 50%) and comorbid major depressive disorder (Cohen's d â¥Â 1.64; avg. reduction â¥Â 45%), social anxiety disorder (Cohen's d â¥Â 0.80; avg. reduction â¥Â 29%) and panic disorder (Cohen's d â¥Â 0.55; avg. reduction â¥Â 33%) were found across the conditions. No substantive differences were observed between DS-CBT and TD-CBT or CG-CBT and SG-CBT, highlighting the public health potential of carefully developed TD-CBT and SG-CBT.
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Authors
B.F. Dear, L.G. Staples, M.D. Terides, E. Karin, J. Zou, L. Johnston, M. Gandy, V.J. Fogliati, B.M. Wootton, P.M. McEvoy, N. Titov,