Comparing TBT to Disorder-Specific Psychotherapy in Veterans With Social Anxiety Disorder

Description

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a brief, efficient, and effective treatment for individuals with depressive/anxiety disorders. However, CBT is largely underutilized within the Department of Veterans Affairs due to the cost and burden of trainings necessary to deliver all of the related disorder-specific treatments (DSTs). Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT), in contrast, is specifically designed to address numerous distinct disorders within a single protocol in Veterans with depressive/anxiety disorders. The proposed research seeks to evaluate the efficacy of TBT by assessing psychiatric symptomatology and related impairment outcomes in Veterans with social anxiety disorder and comorbid posttraumatic stress via a randomized controlled trial of TBT and an existing DST. Assessments will be completed at pre-, mid-, and post-treatment, and at 6-month follow-up. Process variables also will be investigated.

Conditions

Social Anxiety Disorder

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Study overview

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a brief, efficient, and effective treatment for individuals with depressive/anxiety disorders. However, CBT is largely underutilized within the Department of Veterans Affairs due to the cost and burden of trainings necessary to deliver all of the related disorder-specific treatments (DSTs). Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy (TBT), in contrast, is specifically designed to address numerous distinct disorders within a single protocol in Veterans with depressive/anxiety disorders. The proposed research seeks to evaluate the efficacy of TBT by assessing psychiatric symptomatology and related impairment outcomes in Veterans with social anxiety disorder and comorbid posttraumatic stress via a randomized controlled trial of TBT and an existing DST. Assessments will be completed at pre-, mid-, and post-treatment, and at 6-month follow-up. Process variables also will be investigated.

A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy to Disorder-Specific Psychotherapy in the Recovery of Veterans With Social Anxiety Disorder and Comorbid PTSD Symptomatology

Comparing TBT to Disorder-Specific Psychotherapy in Veterans With Social Anxiety Disorder

Condition
Social Anxiety Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Charleston

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5703

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Participants must be Veterans and registered at Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Health Care System
  • * Participants must be clearly competent to provide informed consent for research participation
  • * Participants must meet DSM-5 criteria for social anxiety disorder
  • * Participants must have clinically significant symptoms of comorbid posttraumatic stress
  • * recent history (\< 2 months) of psychiatric hospitalization or a suicide attempt as documented in their medical record,
  • * acute, severe illness or medical condition that likely will interfere with study procedures as documented in their medical record
  • * recent start of new psychiatric medication(s) (\< 4 weeks),
  • * primary diagnosis of a condition associated with psychotic symptoms, personality disorder, substance use disorder, or bipolar disorder.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Daniel F Gros, PhD MA BS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Study Record Dates

2027-10-31