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Brief-intensive CBT Versus Once-weekly CBT in Anxiety-related Disorders

Fast Recovery from Anxiety-related Disorders: Brief-intensive CBT Versus Once-weekly CBT

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About This Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare brief-intensive cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) with regular weekly CBT in people with anxiety-related disorders. The main question to answer is: will brief-intensive CBT improve functioning (work, family, social) more and faster than does regular weekly CBT? Participants will be asked to follow CBT treatment (20 sessions of 45 minutes in both conditions), and participate in 7 measurements with a total duration of 5 hours over 1 year. Researchers will compare: * Brief-intensive CBT: 16 sessions in 2 weeks + 4 follow-up sessions within 3 months * Regular CBT with 20 weekly sessions in 6 months

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: Age 18 years or older; Reaching out for mental health care for one of the following disorders: panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, health anxiety disorder. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Is in need of emergency mental health care - Has insufficient language skills in Dutch - Has evident cognitive limitations - Has had changes in the use of medication during the last 3 months. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 years or older; Reaching out for mental health care for one of the following disorders: panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, health anxiety disorder. Exclusion Criteria: * Is in need of emergency mental health care * Has insufficient language skills in Dutch * Has evident cognitive limitations * Has had changes in the use of medication during the last 3 months.

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

The intervention is brief-intensive, guided exposure therapy and consists of 16 sessions exposure therapy, spread over 4 half-days in 2 weeks plus 4 follow-up sessions within 3 months.

Locations (6)

GGZ inGeest, polikliniek Angst & Dwang, locatie Amstelmere
Amstelveen, Netherlands
GGZ inGeest, polikliniek Angst & Dwang, locatie De Nieuwe Valerius
Amsterdam, Netherlands
GGZ inGeest, polikliniek Angst & Dwang, locatie Zuiderpoort
Haarlem, Netherlands
GGZ Centraal, Algemeen Specialistische Polikliniek
Hilversum, Netherlands
GGZ inGeest, polikliniek Angst & Dwang, locatie Spaarnepoort
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Altrecht Academisch Angstcentrum
Utrecht, Netherlands