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Attention modification program in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder

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Amir, Nader, Beard, Courtney, Burns, Michelle, Bomyea, Jessica·2009·Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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Research suggests that individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) show an attention bias for threat-relevant information. However, few studies have examined the causal role of attention bias in the maintenance of anxiety and whether modification of such biases may reduce pathological anxiety symptoms. In the present article, the authors tested the hypothesis that an 8-session attention modification program would (a) decrease attention bias to threat and (b) reduce symptoms of GAD. Participants completed a probe detection task by identifying letters (E or F) replacing one member of a pair of words. The authors trained attention by including a contingency between the location of the probe and the nonthreat word in one group (Attention Modification Program; AMP) and not in the other (attention control condition; ACC). Participants in the AMP showed change in attention bias and a decrease in anxiety, as indicated by both self-report and interviewer measures. These effects were not present in the ACC group. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that attention plays a causal role in the maintenance of GAD and suggest that altering attention mechanisms may effectively reduce anxiety.

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Authors
Amir, N., Beard, C., Burns, M., & Bomyea, J.
Affiliations
  • San Diego State University (US)
  • University of Georgia (US)
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Published
2009-02
Volume
118
Issue
1
Pages
28-33
ISSN
  • 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1846
OpenAlex
W2039854536
Cited by
539
References
27
Citations by year
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FWCI
74.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (R34 MH073004-01; R34 MH077129-01)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
generalized anxiety disorder, attentional bias, threat attention, anxiety maintenance, attention training, anxiety symptoms
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Attention, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Processes, Severity of Illness Index, Vocabulary, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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