Espejo Emmanuel P, Castriotta Natalie, Bessonov Daniel, Kawamura Mari, Werdowatz Emily A, Ayers Catherine R
VA San Diego Healthcare System.
University of California.
Psychol Serv. 2016 May;13(2):162-9. doi: 10.1037/ser0000052. Epub 2015 Sep 7.
High rates of anxiety disorders at Veteran Affairs (VA) health care centers necessitate increased availability of evidence-based treatments for all anxiety disorders. Group-based transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety can help to increase the availability of effective treatment for anxiety. The current study examined group-based transdiagnostic CBT for anxiety when implemented in a VA outpatient mental health clinic. Over a 1-year period, 52 veterans with various anxiety disorders completed transdiagnostic group CBT for anxiety. Veterans completing the group treatment reported significant decreases in general distress, anxiety, depression, and individualized fear hierarchy ratings (ps < .01). Additionally, treatment completers reported high satisfaction with the treatment experience. The current study indicates that transdiagnostic group CBT for anxiety can be effectively implemented in a VA outpatient mental health clinic and holds promise for initiatives aimed at broadly increasing the availability of evidence-based treatment for anxiety disorders in VA health care systems. (PsycINFO Database Record
退伍军人事务部（VA）医疗中心焦虑症的高发病率使得有必要增加针对所有焦虑症的循证治疗方法。基于团体的焦虑症跨诊断认知行为疗法（CBT）有助于增加焦虑症有效治疗方法的可及性。本研究考察了在VA门诊心理健康诊所实施基于团体的焦虑症跨诊断CBT的情况。在1年的时间里，52名患有各种焦虑症的退伍军人完成了焦虑症跨诊断团体CBT。完成团体治疗的退伍军人报告称，他们在总体痛苦、焦虑、抑郁和个性化恐惧等级评分方面显著降低（p值<0.01）。此外，完成治疗的患者对治疗体验满意度很高。本研究表明，焦虑症跨诊断团体CBT可以在VA门诊心理健康诊所有效实施，并有望广泛增加VA医疗系统中焦虑症循证治疗的可及性。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》
