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Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Andersen, Philip, Toner, Paul, Bland, Martin, McMillan, Dean·2016·Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

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Background:Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) seeks to identify core cognitive-behavioural processes hypothesized to be important across a range of disorders and to develop a treatment that targets these. This contrasts with standard CBT approaches that are disorder-specific. Proponents of transdiagnostic CBT suggest that it may offer advantages over disorder-specific CBT, but little is known about the effectiveness of this approach.Aims:The review aimed to summarize trial-based clinical and cost-effectiveness data on transdiagnostic CBT for anxiety and depression.Method:A systematic review of electronic databases, including peer-reviewed and grey literature sources, was conducted (n= 1167 unique citations).Results:Eight trials were eligible for inclusion in the review. There was evidence of an effect for transdiagnostic CBT when compared to a control condition. There were no differences between transdiagnostic CBT and active treatments in two studies. We found no evidence of cost-effectiveness data.Conclusions:Quality assessment of the primary studies indicated a number of methodological concerns that may serve to inflate the observed effects of transdiagnostic approaches. Although there are positive signs of the value of transdiagnostic CBT, there is as yet insufficient evidence to recommend its use in place of disorder-specific CBT.

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Authors: Andersen, P., Toner, P., Bland, M., & McMillan, D.
Affiliations: University of York (GB)
Corresponding author: McMillan, Dean
ORCID: Andersen, Philip
Toner, Paul
Bland, Martin
McMillan, Dean
Venue: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published: 2016-06-15
Volume: 44
Issue: 6
Pages: 673-690
ISSN: 1352-4658 (ISSN-L)
1469-1833
DOI: 10.1017/s1352465816000229
OpenAlex: W2434828969
Cited by: 128
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6
FWCI: 1.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords: anxiety disorders, depression, transdiagnostic mechanisms, treatment effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, adults
MeSH terms: Adult, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Evidence-Based Practice

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