Who gets the most out of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders? The role of treatment dose and patient engagement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study explored treatment dose and patient engagement as predictors of treatment outcome in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders.

Method

Measures of high versus low treatment dose and high versus low patient engagement in CBT were compared as predictors of 12- and 18-month outcomes for patients being treated for anxiety disorders with CBT (with or without concurrent pharmacotherapy) in primary care settings as part of a randomized controlled effectiveness trial of the Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) intervention. Measures of dose (attendance, exposure completion) and engagement in CBT (homework adherence, commitment) were collected throughout treatment, and blinded follow-up phone assessments of outcome measures (12

SUBMITTER: Glenn D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3990403 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature