Expanding Our Conceptualization of and Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Integrating Mindfulness/Acceptance‐Based Approaches With Existing Cognitive‐Behavioral Models
@article{Roemer2006ExpandingOC, title={Expanding Our Conceptualization of and Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Integrating Mindfulness/Acceptance‐Based Approaches With Existing Cognitive‐Behavioral Models}, author={Lizabeth Roemer and Susan M. Orsillo}, journal={Clinical Psychology-science and Practice}, year={2006}, volume={9}, pages={54-68} }
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…
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