Comparison of Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic and Emotion Regulation Therapy in the Rumination and Emotional Regulation on People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (single-subject study)

Authors
ali sadr 1
mohsen doustkam 2
hoosein shareh 3
mostafa bolghanabadi 1
1 Department of Psychology, Neishabour Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neishabour, Iran
2 Department of Psychology, Neishabour Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neishabour, Iran; Attar Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran
3 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Introduction

Rumination and dysfunction in emotional regulation are the most important problems in people with generalized anxiety disorder. The aim of present study was to comparison of effectiveness of transdiagnostic and emotion regulation therapy in the rumination and emotional regulation on people with generalized anxiety disorder.

Materials and Methods

Four patients with generalized anxiety disorder who had complete symptoms of this disorder based on multidimensional evaluation (generalized anxiety questionnaire and clinical interview) were selected by purposeful sampling. Multiple baseline experimental single case study was used as the method of the present study. The Transdiagnostic protocol and emotion regulation therapy were administered in two phases: baseline, 15 and 16 sessions, and two months follow-up. Subjects responded to Rumination and emotional regulation questionnaire. Data were analyzed using visuals inspection, effect size index and improvement percentage.

Results

Barlow’s transdiagnostic and mennin & fresco’s emotion regulation therapy are effective in reducing rumination and improving emotional regulation in people with generalized anxiety disorder.
Keywords
Generalized anxiety disorder
Transdiagnostic therapy
Emotion regulation therapy
Rumination
Emotional Regulation
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