Innovations in transdiagnostic internet and face-to-face treatments for anxiety and depression in adults
Year: 2016
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Until recently, disorder-specific treatments - where separate cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) protocols targeted separate disorders - has dominated the way we treat depression and anxiety. While this approach is effective, there are also drawbacks: the ever-growing number of manuals is a barrier to dissemination and training; these interventions pay limited attention to comorbidity; there are limitations to the reliability and validity of the diagnoses that these protocols are based on; and there are more similarities than differences in the factors that cause and maintain depression and anxiety. Driven by these concerns there has been a relatively recent 'paradigm shift' in the treatment literature, with a shift away from the disorder-specific approach in favour of a transdiagnostic approach to conceptualisation and treatment of these disorders. Transdiagnostic treatments are theory-driven, aiming to target the core maintaining processes across presenting issues, and provide a pragmatic and efficient way to address multiple comorbidities and problems. The transdiagnostic treatments that have been evaluated tend to fall into two broad approaches: traditional CBT interventions, and third-wave mindfulness-based and acceptance-based approaches. Both approaches have demonstrated to be effective, and provide empirically supported treatment options for individuals with depression and/or anxiety.
Author: Jill M. Newby
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2760036017