Validating an Autonomous Interactive Internet-Based Delivery of an Empirically Supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Comorbidity
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- current (past 30 days) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (PD/Ag), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or social anxiety disorder (SAD)
- receiving treatment primarily for alcohol (vs. drug) dependence
- ability to provide informed consent
- a minimum of an eighth grade English reading level
- status as a residential patient in the Lodging Plus (LP) addiction treatment program
- sufficient time left in their residential LP care to complete the study protocol through the post-treatment assessment
Exclusion Criteria:
- cognitive or medical impairments that prohibit study participation as determined by study PI
- serious suicide risk determined by study PI
- court-ordered treatment. (The exclusion is based on its classification as a "vulnerable" population.)
- Self-reported past participation in a Kushner intervention study while in Lodging Plus
Sites / Locations
- Lodging Plus Program, Fairview HospitalRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Experimental: Computer-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy hybrid for comorbidity
Control: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training (PMRT)
Treatment as Usual (TAU)
Four, approximately 60 minute each, computerized therapy sessions delivered on an interactive computerized platform. All participants are undergoing a standard 28 day residential alcohol treatment program.
Four, one-hour computerized segments delivered on an interactive computerized platform teaching Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training (PMRT). All participants are undergoing a standard 28 day residential alcohol treatment program.
Participants are undergoing a standard 28 day residential alcohol treatment program. No study intervention.