Modified dialectical behavior therapy-informed transdiagnostic intervention for emotional disorders: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety and depressive disorders, characterized by high incidence and functional impairments, are emotional disorders with shared etiological and maintenance mechanisms. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a promising approach for the transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders. Developing a brief DBT intervention can facilitate the adoption of evidence-based therapy.

Methods

This protocol is for a 3-year single-blinded, two-arm randomized controlled trial. Individuals with depressive or anxiety disorder will be randomly allocated to a modified DBT-informed transdiagnostic psychotherapy group or a treatment-as-usual group. The intervention group will receive DBT individual therapy for 15 weeks. Power analyses revealed that the cohort should include a minimu

SUBMITTER: Liu SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539636 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature