Anxiety Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will develop and implement an awareness- and acceptance-based for treatment of individuals with generalized anxiety disorder.
Detailed description
Participants in this study are recruited from intakes at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either acceptance and mindfulness-based strategies plus cognitive behavioral therapy or no treatment for 16 weeks. The treatment will involve daily practice of mindfulness techniques to help draw attention to and accept various emotional states. Interviews, questionnaires, and depression and anxiety scales will be used to assess participants. Assessments will be conducted post-treatment and at 3- and 9-month follow-up visits.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAcceptance Based Behavioral Therapy
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) * Willing to maintain medication levels and refrain from any additional psychosocial treatment during the course of the study
Exclusion criteria
* Bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, or substance dependence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Penn State Worry Questionnaire | pre-, post-, 3 mo. f/u, 9 mo. f/u |
| Clinician Severity Rating from ADIS for GAD | pre, post, 3 mo. f/u, 9 mo. f/u |
| Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales, anxiety and stress subscales | pre-, post-, 3 mo. f/u, 9 mo. f/u |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed