Disorder-specific versus transdiagnostic and clinician-guided versus self-guided internet-delivered treatment for panic disorder and comorbid disorders: a randomized controlled trial

V. J. Fogliati, B. F. Dear*, L. G. Staples, M. D. Terides, J. Sheehan, L. Johnston, R. Kayrouz, R. Dear, P. M. McEvoy, N. Titov

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    Abstract

    Transdiagnostic cognitive behaviour therapy (TD-CBT) aims to target the symptoms of multiple disorders whereas disorder-specific CBT (DS-CBT) targets the symptoms of principal disorders. This study compared the relative benefits of internet-delivered TD-CBT and DS-CBT when provided in clinician-guided (CG-CBT) and self-guided (SG-CBT) formats for people with a principal diagnosis of Panic Disorder (PD). Participants (n = 145) were randomly allocated to receive TD-CBT or DS-CBT and CG-CBT or SG-CBT. Large reductions in symptoms of PD (Cohen's d ≥ 0.71; avg. reduction ≥ 36%) and moderate-to-large reductions in symptoms of comorbid depression (Cohen's d ≥ 0.71; avg. reduction ≥ 33%), generalised anxiety disorder (Cohen's d ≥ 0.91; avg. reduction ≥ 34%) and social anxiety disorder (Cohen's d ≥ 0.50; avg. reduction ≥ 15%) were found over the 24-month follow-up period. Highlighting their efficacy and acceptability, no marked and consistent differences were observed between TD-CBT and DS-CBT or CG-CBT and DS-CBT.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)88-102
    Number of pages15
    JournalJournal of Anxiety Disorders
    Volume39
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016

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    Keywords

    • panic disorder
    • anxiety disorders
    • depression, treatment
    • transdiagnostic
    • disorder-specific
    • self-guided
    • therapist-guided
    • internet
    • 24-month follow-up
    • randomized controlled trial

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