Contributions of Self-Focused Attention to Early Warning Indicators of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Non-Response
University of Washington
Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand why some individuals respond fully to cognitive behavioral therapy and others do not, based on multiple sources of data such as neural, neurocognitive, clinical, and self-report data.
Description
The investigators are conducting this research to evaluate the reliability and construct validity of measures of self-focused attention (SFA) across neural, neurocognitive, and self-report levels of analysis as well as examine whether early changes in the SFA biomarker are associated with CBT non-response. This will be looked at in a clinical population consisting of individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) compared to healthy volunteers. This study employs an open clinical trial for cognitive behavioral therapy with pre-, mid- and post-treatment neuro…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Clinical sample (N=110): 1. Men and women, age 18-45 2. Treatment-seeking individuals who meet criteria for a primary DSM-5 diagnosis of primary social anxiety disorder (SAD) or body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) based on the SCID-5-RV 3. Fluent in English and willing to provide informed consent. Control sample (N=50): 1. Men and women, age 18-45 2. No current or lifetime history of psychiatric disorders, as assessed using the SCID-5-RV 3. Meet criteria for low levels of anxiety (GAD-7 score of \<8) and depression (PHQ-9 score \<10) 4. Fluent in English and willing to provi…
Interventions
- BehavioralCognitive Behavioral Therapy
Twelve weekly sessions of individual cognitive behavioral therapy
Location
- University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington