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The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders: An Introduction
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This chapter recounts the origins of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) as it developed over a period of several decades. The rationale for developing it was derived from research emerging over this period of time that highlighted commonalities among anxiety, depressive, and related disorders, focusing on emotional disruption and dysregulation, as well as research highlighting common underlying temperamental factors associated with all these disorders. With a particular emphasis on the temperament of neuroticism, transdiagnostic constructs in emotional disorders that are fundamental aspects of neuroticism, such as increased anxiety sensitivity, decreased mindfulness, experiential avoidance, and negative appraisals and attributions, were identified and became targets for treatment. After presentation of the core elements comprising the UP, research supporting its efficacy, including a recently completed large clinical trial, is presented.
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- Authors
- Kennedy, K. A., & Barlow, D. H.
- ORCID
- Barlow, David H.
- Venue
- Applications of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2017-08
- Pages
- 1-16
- OpenAlex
- W4243572921
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 11.29
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders, transdiagnostic treatment, emotional disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, emotional dysregulation, neuroticism, anxiety sensitivity, mindfulness, experiential avoidance, treatment efficacy
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