Guided Self-help for Anxiety - a Patient Preference Trial

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Nov 2, 2018

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • patients have self-referred or been referred by their GP or other health or social care professional for a step 2 intervention for treatment of a common mental health problem,
• • patients meet criteria for an anxiety disorder on MINI screening interview assessment and also met caseness on the BAI (as defined by a score of \>10 on the BAI at assessment).
• • Patients want to engage in GSH to address the anxiety disorder
• • patients are motivated to engage in treatment and can attend six sessions of face-to-face GSH.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • engaging in any another IAPT step 2 interventions.
• • Do not meet criteria for an anxiety disorder as defined by the MINI and the BAI score.
• • Meet criteria for depression and a comorbid anxiety disorder, as identified by the BAI and MINI, where the depression is more severe and is the patient's main concern.
• • Have a severe/chronic mental health problem and are already involved in psychiatric or secondary care mental health services.
• • Have substance misuse issues that would interfere with engagement with the GSH.
• • Have a diagnosed learning disability that precludes engagement in GSH.
• • Have a diagnosis of social phobia or PTSD