A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the Unified Protocol (UP)—a mechanistically transdiagnostic psychological treatment—provides benefit to individuals with a range of trauma histories, psychological difficulties, and diagnostic comorbidity. Using data from a sequential multiple-assign...

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Autores principales:	Caitlyn O. Hood, Matthew W. Southward, Christian Bugher, Shannon Sauer-Zavala
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	posttraumatic stress disorder trauma transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2a66fb22bab24fc183a1067f51dfa3912021-11-11T16:47:48ZA Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD10.3390/ijerph1821117291660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/2a66fb22bab24fc183a1067f51dfa3912021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11729https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the Unified Protocol (UP)—a mechanistically transdiagnostic psychological treatment—provides benefit to individuals with a range of trauma histories, psychological difficulties, and diagnostic comorbidity. Using data from a sequential multiple-assignment randomized trial (SMART), this exploratory analysis included a sample of 69 community-recruited adults seeking outpatient mental health treatment. We examined reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms and changes in aversive and avoidant reactions to intense emotions—the UP’s putative mechanism—first by comparing individuals with and without trauma histories and then specifically among participants with PTSD. Findings suggest that the UP may lead to similar improvements in clinical diagnostic severity, anxiety, and depression among patients with trauma exposure as those without trauma exposure. Roughly half of participants with PTSD demonstrated reductions in PTSD clinical severity, anxiety, depression, and distress aversion, suggesting the UP may be an efficacious treatment for people with PTSD and comorbid conditions.Caitlyn O. HoodMatthew W. SouthwardChristian BugherShannon Sauer-ZavalaMDPI AGarticleposttraumatic stress disordertraumatransdiagnosticcognitive-behavioral therapyMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11729, p 11729 (2021)
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spellingShingle	posttraumatic stress disorder trauma transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy Medicine R Caitlyn O. Hood Matthew W. Southward Christian Bugher Shannon Sauer-Zavala A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD
description	The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the Unified Protocol (UP)—a mechanistically transdiagnostic psychological treatment—provides benefit to individuals with a range of trauma histories, psychological difficulties, and diagnostic comorbidity. Using data from a sequential multiple-assignment randomized trial (SMART), this exploratory analysis included a sample of 69 community-recruited adults seeking outpatient mental health treatment. We examined reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms and changes in aversive and avoidant reactions to intense emotions—the UP’s putative mechanism—first by comparing individuals with and without trauma histories and then specifically among participants with PTSD. Findings suggest that the UP may lead to similar improvements in clinical diagnostic severity, anxiety, and depression among patients with trauma exposure as those without trauma exposure. Roughly half of participants with PTSD demonstrated reductions in PTSD clinical severity, anxiety, depression, and distress aversion, suggesting the UP may be an efficacious treatment for people with PTSD and comorbid conditions.
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author	Caitlyn O. Hood Matthew W. Southward Christian Bugher Shannon Sauer-Zavala
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title	A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD
title_short	A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD
title_full	A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD
title_fullStr	A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD
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A Preliminary Evaluation of the Unified Protocol among Trauma-Exposed Adults with and without PTSD

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