Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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909254 | Journal of Anxiety Disorders | 2015 | 4 Pages |
•We describe the long-term outcomes of 98 individuals with anxiety and related disorders treated in an outpatient, fee-for-service setting using a case formulation CBT approach.•Participants were followed up each year after their discharge, for a period of 3 years.•Results indicate that patients maintained their treatment gains, with large effect sizes obtained from pre-treatment to each follow-up time point.•The results provide preliminary evidence to suggest that individuals treated with CBT in “real world” settings maintain their treatment gains in the long-term.
Anxiety and related disorders are highly prevalent and costly to society. Fortunately, a large number of randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders. A smaller number of effectiveness studies have also demonstrated that similar outcomes to randomized controlled trials can be obtained in “real-world” settings. There is minimal research, however, into long-term outcomes in effectiveness research. This study describes the outcomes of 98 individuals with anxiety and related disorders treated in an outpatient, fee-for-service setting using a case formulation CBT approach. Participants were followed up each year after their discharge, for a period of 3 years. The results indicate that patients maintained their treatment gains, with large effect sizes obtained from pre-treatment to each follow-up time point (d = 1.11–1.60). The results provide preliminary evidence to suggest that individuals treated with CBT in “real-world” settings maintain their treatment gains in the long-term.