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Group anxiety management: Effectiveness, perceived helpfulness and follow‐up
Author(s) -
Cadbury Stephanie,
ChildsClark Adrian,
Sandhu Sasha
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1990.tb00880.x
Subject(s) - helpfulness , anxiety , psychology , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , social psychology
An evaluation was conducted on out‐patient cognitive‐behavioural anxiety management groups. Twenty‐nine clients assessed before and after the group and at three‐month follow‐up showed significant improvement on self‐report measures. A further follow‐up on 21 clients, conducted by an independent assessor at an average of 11 months, showed greater improvement with time. Clients also rated how helpful they had found non‐specific therapeutic factors, and specific anxiety management techniques. ‘Universality’ was the most helpful non‐specific factor, and ‘the explanation of anxiety’ was the most helpful technique.