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Multimodal Therapy for Generalized and Social Anxieties: A Pilot Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Peter R. Gross
Peter R. Gross
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James Cook University of North Queensland, Cairns Campus
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Generalized and social anxieties are common psychological problems which frequently coexist. The present study examined the efficacy of a multimodal therapy strategy for these problems. As there is no close correspondence between the three response systems in which anxiety is manifested, therapeutic strategies were selected for inclusion in the programme with the aim of targeting irrational cognitions, non-assertive behaviours, and physiological arousal. A battery of self-report instruments as well as a blood-pressure meter were used to monitor changes in these response systems. Questionnaires were rated by the 24 participants on two pre-and two post-treatment occasions. While significant reductions were found for nine questionnaires, no change was observed for blood-pressure levels. It was submitted that benefits of multimodal therapy can be best appreciated by giving attention to the number of areas of change produced in therapy as well as absolute levels of change.

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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , October 1989 , pp. 316 - 322
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1989

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