Behavioural activation: A pilot trial of transdiagnostic treatment for excessive worry

Chen, Junwen; Liu, Xinghua; Rapee, Ronald M.; Pillay, Pallavi

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2013.05.010

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“…These results add to a growing number of studies that preliminarily support the effectiveness of engaging in new meaningful activities in targeting rumination and worry (e.g., Chen, Liu, Rapee, & Pillay, 2013;Watkins et al, 2011). Potentially, behavioral activation may take up time, and challenge negative cognitions, thereby ameliorating rumination and loss-related distress (e.g., Boelen et al, 2006;Nolen-Hoeksema et al, 2008).…”

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Internet-Based Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Complicated Grief and Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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This study examined the effectiveness and feasibility of therapist-guided Internet-delivered exposure (EX) and behavioral activation (BA) for complicated grief and rumination. Forty-seven bereaved individuals with elevated levels of complicated grief and grief rumination were randomly assigned to three conditions: EX (N=18), BA (N=17), or a waiting-list (N=12). Treatment groups received 6 homework assignments over 6 to 8weeks. Intention-to-treat analyses showed that EX reduced complicated grief, posttraumatic stress, depression, grief rumination, and brooding levels relative to the control group at posttreatment (d=0.7-1.2). BA lowered complicated grief, posttraumatic stress, and grief rumination levels at posttreatment (d=0.8-0.9). At 3-month follow-up, effects of EX were maintained on complicated grief and grief rumination (d=0.6-1.2), and for BA on complicated grief, posttraumatic stress, and grief rumination (d=0.8-0.9). EX reduced depression more strongly than BA (d=0.6). Completers analyses corroborated results for EX, and partially those for BA, but no group differences were detected. BA suffered from high dropout (59%), relative to EX (33%) and the waiting-list (17%). Feasibility appeared higher for EX than BA. Results supported potential applicability of online exposure but not behavioral activation to decrease complicated grief and rumination.

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Internet-Based Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Complicated Grief and Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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“…These include behavioural activation interventions developed specifically for excessive worry (e.g. Chen, Liu, Rapee & Pillay, 2013), and mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches that will help the worrier to distance themselves from on-going negative emotions (Orsillo & Roemer, 2011).…”

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The perseverative worry bout: A review of cognitive, affective and motivational factors that contribute to worry perseveration

Meeten

2016

Biological Psychology

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This paper reviews the cognitive, affective and attentional factors that contribute to individual perseverative worry bouts. We describe how automatic biases in attentional and interpretational processes contribute to threat detection and to the inclusion of negative intrusive thoughts into the worry stream typical of the "what if …?" thinking style of pathological worriers. The review also describes processes occurring downstream from these perceptual biases that also facilitate perseveration, including cognitive biases in beliefs about the nature of the worry process, the automatic deployment of strict goal-directed responses for dealing with the threat, the role of negative mood in facilitating effortful forms of information processing (i.e. systematic information processing styles), and in providing negative information for evaluating the success of the worry bout. We also consider the clinical implications of this model for an integrated intervention programme for pathological worrying.

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“…The measure also demonstrates sensitivity to change as a result of treatment. [55][56][57] The Meta-Cognitions Questionnaire (MCQ). [40] The MCQ was used in secondary outcome analyses to explore possible changes in positive, negative, and uncontrollability beliefs about worry as subsidiary outcomes of the WOJ.…”

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“…Rates of κ agreement between the GAD‐Q‐IV and the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule are good as well (κ = .67). The measure also demonstrates sensitivity to change as a result of treatment …”

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A BRIEF ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY INTERVENTION FOR GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THEWORRY OUTCOME JOURNAL

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Newman

2016

Depress Anxiety

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Behavioural activation: A pilot trial of transdiagnostic treatment for excessive worry

Cited by 67 publications

References 29 publications

Internet-Based Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Complicated Grief and Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Internet-Based Exposure and Behavioral Activation for Complicated Grief and Rumination: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The perseverative worry bout: A review of cognitive, affective and motivational factors that contribute to worry perseveration

A BRIEF ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY INTERVENTION FOR GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THEWORRY OUTCOME JOURNAL

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