Abstract
Generalized anxiety disorder (CAD) is a chronic, pervasive disorder for which we have yet to develop sufficiently efficacious interventions. In this article we propose that recent research and theory regarding this disorder supports the integration of acceptance-based treatments with existing cognitive-behavioral treatments for CAD to improve the efficacy and clinical significance of such approaches. The bases for this proposal (from both the CAD and the acceptance-based treatment literature) are reviewed, and a new treatment stemming from this conceptual integration is described.
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ConceptualizationGeneralized anxiety disorderMindfulnessPsychologyCognitionAnxietyPsychotherapistCognitive behavioral therapyClinical psychologyAcceptance and commitment therapyCognitive psychologyArtificial intelligencePsychiatryComputer scienceIntervention (counseling)
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- 9
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- 54-68
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Lizabeth Roemer,
Susan M. Orsillo
(2002).
Expanding our conceptualization of and treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: Integrating mindfulness/acceptance-based approaches with existing cognitive-behavioral models..
Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
, 9
(1)
, 54-68.
https://doi.org/10.1093/clipsy.9.1.54
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- 10.1093/clipsy.9.1.54