NIH R01 · 2024
PROJECT SUMMARY Depression and anxiety disorders are highly comorbid and rank in the top ten causes of years lived with disability. Current gold-standard treatments are effective but do not work as well as we would like, with less than 50% experiencing long-lasting improvements. Two gold-standard behavioral interventions for depression and anxiety include behavioral activation, focused on enhancing approach behavior towards meaningful and reinforcing activities, and exposure-based therapy, focused on decreasing avoidance and challenging negative expectations through exposure to anxiety-provoking cues or situations. While these interventions have divergent approach versus avoidance treatment…
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