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Transdiagnostic preventative intervention for subclinical anxiety: Development and initial validation.

Kristina J Korte¹, Norman B Schmidt²

¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Journal of Psychiatric Research

|May 17, 2020

Summary

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A new transdiagnostic preventive intervention effectively reduced social anxiety and worry in individuals with subclinical anxiety. This approach shows promise for broader anxiety disorder prevention efforts.

Keywords:

Anxiety Intervention Prevention Subclinical Subthreshold Transdiagnostic

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Anxiety Disorders

Background:

Preventive interventions for anxiety disorders are emerging but often target specific symptoms, limiting their reach.
Transdiagnostic interventions, currently used for diagnosed conditions, offer a potential avenue to broaden prevention efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a brief, transdiagnostic preventive intervention for individuals with subclinical anxiety (worry and social anxiety).
To assess the intervention's impact on anxiety symptoms and impairment compared to a health-focused control group.

Main Methods:

Sixty-nine individuals with subclinical anxiety were randomized into a transdiagnostic intervention group (focused on reducing safety aids) or a control group.
Outcomes measured included social anxiety, worry, and levels of impairment.

Main Results:

The transdiagnostic intervention group showed significant reductions in social anxiety, worry, and impairment compared to the control group.
Reduced utilization of safety aids mediated symptom reduction at Week 1 but not at Month 1.

Conclusions:

A brief transdiagnostic intervention targeting safety aids is effective in reducing subclinical anxiety symptoms and impairment.
This approach holds potential for broader anxiety disorder prevention, though further research is needed on long-term effects and mediation mechanisms.