Clinical effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral group treatment program for anxiety disorders: A benchmarking study

• Published in: Journal of anxiety disorders Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 950 - 957
• Main Authors: Oei, Tian P.S, Boschen, Mark J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis; Anxiety Disorders - psychology; Anxiety Disorders - therapy; Benchmarking; Benchmarking - standards; Cognitive behavior therapy; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Cognitive therapy; Cognitive Therapy - standards; Community based clinics; Efficacy; Female; Group therapy; Hospitals, Private; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Psychiatry; Psychometrics; Psychotherapy, Group - standards; Queensland; Symptoms; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Queensland; Benchmarking; Cognitive therapy; Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavior therapy

Abstract Previous research has established efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, yet it has not been widely assessed in routine community clinic practices. Efficacy research sacrifices external validity to achieve maximum internal validity. Recently, effectiveness res...