Abstract
The present case series examined a single-session, cognitive-behavioral anxiety sensitivity (AS) reduction program among five trauma-exposed adults. Participants (age range = 19-37. years) reported significantly elevated levels of AS at baseline, a history of posttraumatic stress disorder Criterion A trauma exposure, and no current Axis I psychopathology. The outcomes of the preventive intervention were examined with regard to 3-month postintervention changes in AS, posttraumatic stress, panic attack frequency and severity, negative affect levels, and behavioral functioning and impairment. Results demonstrated decreases in each of the studied outcomes over the examined time period. This preliminary yet uncontrolled data provides empirical evidence of the feasibility and support for the utilization of a brief AS reduction intervention program to target anxiety-related vulnerability among trauma-exposed adults.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 482-491 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Behavior Therapy |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The funding for this work was provided by a grant awarded to Anka Vujanovic from the Vermont Conference on the Primary Prevention of Psychopathology (VCPPP). Dr. Bernstein recognizes the funding support from the Israeli Council for Higher Education Yigal Alon Fellowship, the European Union FP-7 Marie Curie Fellowship International Reintegration Grant, and the Rothschild-Caesarea Foundation's Returning Scientists Project at the University of Haifa.
Keywords
- Anxiety sensitivity
- Interoceptive exposure
- Trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology