Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders

Authors

Seth J. Gillihan, Haverford CollegeFollow
Phoebe Conklin
Edna B. Foa

Document Type

Book

Role

Contributor

Publication

International handbook

Publisher

Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell

Standard Number

9781118775349

Volume

2

First Page

1228

Last Page

1241

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

This chapter reviews the dissemination of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for anxiety disorders. The multiple challenges to successful dissemination are germane to any treatment program before it can be made widely available. Several cognitive and behavioral (CBT) treatment programs have been established as EBTs for anxiety disorders. A large body of research has established that CBT programs are the treatment of choice for panic disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The chapter briefly reviews existing models of dissemination, with a focus on those of Shannon Wiltsey Stirman and colleagues. It also reviews some of the efforts to disseminate EBTs for anxiety disorders, with a focus on panic disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some of the recent efforts in “telehealth,” which comprises interventions that are delivered remotely with the assistance of technology, with varying degrees of therapist involvement, are also discusse

Comments

Contributed chapter 57.

Repository Citation

Gillihan, S. J., Conklin, P., & Foa, E. B. (in press). Dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments for anxiety disorders. In P. M. G. Emmelkamp & T. Ehring (Eds.), International handbook of anxiety disorders: Theory, research and practice, Vol. 2. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell.