chronic worry, generalized anxiety disorder (F41.1)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Written worry exposure, 3 consecutive days, 10-20 minutes each
on three consecutive days, following a standardized instruction, participants of the respective treatment group are instructed to compose a written worry scenario in which they imagine a worst case sc
paralleling the treatment structure of the written worry exposure group, participants are instructed to compose a letter of gratitude with regard to a specific scenario they might have experienced (or
before the first writing assignment, participants undergo a one-week waitlist control condition. In the beginning and the end of this period, sets of questionnaires containing primary and secondary tr
Sponsors
Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Klinische Psychologie und PsychotherapieLehrstuhl für Behaviorale Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: PSWQ-A >28 (female) PSWQ-A >23 (male)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Depression (PHQ-9 > 10); acute suicidal tendency; current alcohol or drug abuse; bipolar disorder; current psychotherapeutic treatment; psychopharmacological treatment during last 12 weeks; impaired ability of writing text on a computer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| anxious apprehension (Penn State Worry Questionnaire, abbreviated version, Past Week version) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| depressive symptoms (PHQ-9); wellbeing (SWLS); gratitude (GQ-6) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJürgen Hoyer
Technische Universität DresdenInstitut für Klinische Psychologie und PsychotherapieLehrstuhl für Behaviorale Psychotherapie
Outcome results
None listed