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- Title
Group cognitive-behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: treatment outcome and long-term follow-up.
- Authors
Dugas, Michel J; Ladouceur, Robert; Léger, Eliane; Freeston, Mark H; Langlois, Frédéric; Provencher, Martin D; Boisvert, Jean-Marie
- Abstract
A recently developed cognitive-behavioral treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) targets intolerance of uncertainty by the reevaluation of positive beliefs about worry, problem-solving training, and cognitive exposure. As previous studies have established the treatment's efficacy when delivered individually, the present study tests the treatment in a group format as a way to enhance its cost-benefit ratio. A total of 52 GAD patients received 14 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy in small groups of 4 to 6 participants. A wait-list control design was used, and standardized clinician ratings and self-report questionnaires assessed GAD symptoms, intolerance of uncertainty, anxiety, depression, and social adjustment. Results show that the treatment group, relative to the wait-list group, had greater posttest improvement on all dependent variables and that treated participants made further gains over the 2-year follow-up phase of the study.
- Publication
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2003, Vol 71, Issue 4, p821
- ISSN
0022-006X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0022-006x.71.4.821