The purpose of this study is to determine whether acceptance-based behavior therapy for GAD results in greater symptom reduction and increased quality of life than applied relaxation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
81
16 individual psychotherapy sessions focused on psychoeducation about anxiety, anxious responding, the function of emotions, mindfulness, and problems with efforts to constrict one's emotional experience; training in mindfulness skills; practice applying mindfulness skills in daily life, including acceptance of, rather than efforts to control, internal experience; and identification of values in areas of life and practice engaging in chosen actions.
16 sessions of individual psychotherapy focused on psychoeducation about anxiety and anxious responding; training in multiple forms of relaxation; early cue detection; and practice applying relaxation in daily life.
Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV, Clinician Severity Rating of GAD
Time frame: pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale
Time frame: pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up
Penn State Worry Questionnaire
Time frame: pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up
Beck Depression Inventory - II
Time frame: pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up
Quality of Life Inventory
Time frame: pre-treatment, post-treatment, and 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up
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