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Turning the UPPS down: Urgency predicts treatment outcome in a partial hospitalization program

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Background Impulsivity in response to negative mood (negative urgency) and positive mood (positive urgency) is common in psychiatric disorders. The aims of this study were to test if urgency predicts treatment response during partial hospitalization in a transdiagnostic sample, and if urgency is malleable over the course of brief treatment. Method Participants ( N = 348, 55% female, M age = 32.9) were patients presenting to a CBT-based partial hospitalization program. Urgency and a range of symptoms were assessed with self-report measures during treatment. Results Higher negative urgency scores predicted worse outcome for depression and anxiety symptoms. Negative urgency ( p < .001, Cohen's d z = 0.61) and positive urgency ( p < .001, Cohen's d z = 0.39) significantly decreased during treatment. Discussion Findings suggest that participants report decreases in urgency during brief partial hospitalization treatment. Higher negative urgency predicted poorer treatment response for symptoms of depression and anxiety, demonstrating the need for novel treatments for urgency.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2018.11.005

Authors: Andrew D. Peckham, Marie Forgeard, Kean J. Hsu, Courtney Beard, Thröstur Björgvinsson

Institutions: Harvard University, McLean Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,470