Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2013
A randomized clinical trial comparing an acceptance-based behavior therapy to applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychotherapies for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.JAMA psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for DSM-5 anxiety disorders.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor following successful psychological treatment in generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Examining interrelations among trajectories of mindful awareness, acceptance, and values-consistent actions in acceptance-based behavioral therapy for generalized anxiety disorder.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2025Trial
- Do treatment responders maintain their gains following a randomized clinical trial comparing an acceptance-based behavior therapy to applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder?Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of a smartphone-based application for the treatment of anxiety.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2021Trial
- Isolating the Effects of Mindfulness Training Across Anxiety Disorder Diagnoses in the Unified Protocol.Behavior therapy · 2020Trial
- A Pilot Study of Emotion Regulation Therapy for Generalized Anxiety and Depression: Findings From a Diverse Sample of Young Adults.Behavior therapy · 2018Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of emotion regulation therapy for generalized anxiety disorder with and without co-occurring depression.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Trial
- Reductions in experiential avoidance as a mediator of change in symptom outcome and quality of life in acceptance-based behavior therapy and applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder.Behaviour research and therapy · 2016Trial
- Psychotherapy integration under scrutiny: investigating the impact of integrating emotion-focused components into a CBT-based approach: a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2016Trial
- Decentering as a potential common mechanism across two therapies for generalized anxiety disorder.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2015Trial
- Interpersonal Problems, Mindfulness, and Therapy Outcome in an Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2015Trial
- Article
- How Variability Is Addressed in Interventions for Neurodiverse Conditions: Implications for Stuttering.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Article
- Inflammatory markers changes following acceptance-based behavioral psychotherapy in generalized anxiety disorder patients: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Article
- A randomized clinical trial of behavioral activation and exposure-based therapy for adults with generalized anxiety disorder.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2023Article
- Psychotherapeutic treatments for generalized anxiety disorder: cognitive and behavioral therapies, enhancement strategies, and emerging efforts.Expert review of neurotherapeutics · 2022Review
- Randomized pilot trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance-based behavioral therapy in the treatment of Spanish-speaking Latino primary care patients with generalized anxiety disorder.Journal of behavioral and cognitive therapy · 2021Article
- Mind-Body Interventions for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of the Evidence Base for Mental Health Practitioners.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine whether an empirically and theoretically derived treatment combining mindfulness- and acceptance-based strategies with behavioral approaches would improve outcomes in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) over an empirically supported treatment.
methodThis trial randomized 81 individuals (65.4% female, 80.2% identified as White, average age 32.92) diagnosed with GAD to receive 16 sessions of either an acceptance-based behavior therapy (ABBT) or applied relaxation (AR). Assessments at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 6-month follow-up included the following primary outcome measures: GAD clinician severity rating, Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Secondary outcomes included the Beck Depression Inventory-II, Quality of Life Inventory, and number of comorbid diagnoses.
resultsMixed effect regression models showed significant, large effects for time for all primary outcome measures (ds = 1.27 to 1.61) but nonsignificant, small effects for condition and Condition × Time (ds = 0.002 to 0.20), indicating that clients in the 2 treatments improved comparably over treatment. For secondary outcomes, time was significant (ds = 0.74 to 1.38), but condition and Condition × Time effects were not (ds = 0.004 to 0.31). No significant differences emerged over follow-up (ds = 0.03 to 0.39), indicating maintenance of gains. Between 63.3 and 80.0% of clients in ABBT and 60.6 and 78.8% of clients in AR experienced clinically significant change across 5 calculations of change at posttreatment and follow-up.
conclusionABBT is a viable alternative for treating GAD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).
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