Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
7.3
Journals
IJERPH
Special Issues
Evidence-Based Transdiagnostic Treatments for Anxiety and Depression
ijerph-logo
Submit to IJERPH Review for IJERPH Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

► Journal Menu

Journal Browser

► Journal Browser
share announcement

Evidence-Based Transdiagnostic Treatments for Anxiety and Depression

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 6268

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Shadi Beshai

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
Interests: clinical psychology; depression; mindfulness; treatment uptake science; cognitive behavioural therapy; treatment adaptation; treatment attitudes

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a demonstrated increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety among the general population. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to design, test, and widely disseminate evidence-based psychological interventions to tackle this enormous mental health challenge. There has been excitement over the last two decades surrounding transdiagnostic models and treatments, or etiological models and corresponding treatments that go beyond single diagnostic categories in mental health. Given the overlap between the symptoms of depression and anxiety, and commonalities that exist in their etiological profiles, transdiagnostic efforts can be efficient and more readily implemented in clinical practice. Nonetheless, and despite the growing evidence and continued excitement, there is still much ground to cover. Accordingly, a multidisciplinary approach is needed to identify and highlight several issues related to transdiagnostic treatments of depression and anxiety, including (but not limited to): (a) shared and unique vulnerability factors; (b) shared and unique protective factors; (c) individualization, tailoring, or personalization; (d) cost-effectiveness; (e) barriers to uptake and access; (f) transferability to clinical practice.

In this Special Issue, we welcome diverse forms of papers (conceptual; empirical; methodological; review; critical commentary) that focus on transdiagnostic models and/or treatments of depression and anxiety and closely related issues. We are seeking research that brings new light to the issue of transdiagnostic treatments or examines them within a new context or from new disciplinary perspective(s). With such a premise, recommended topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Shared and unique risk factors and pathology mechanisms in depression and anxiety.
  • Shared and unique protective factors and resilience mechanisms in depression and anxiety.
  • Evidence-based transdiagnostic assessments of depression and anxiety.
  • New models (e.g., network models) identifying lynchpin (or central) features of anxiety and depression.
  • Internet-based, remote, or telehealth transdiagnostic approaches.
  • Case studies in transdiagnostic interventions for depression and anxiety.
  • Public health policy and economics of transdiagnostic treatments.
  • Individualized or tailored approaches to transdiagnostic treatments.
  • Ethical concerns, controversies, and limitations of transdiagnostic treatments.

Important Dates: Full paper submission deadline: 2023/10/31. Inquiry can be made to Dr. Shadi Beshai via email ().

Dr. Shadi Beshai
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

20 pages, 392 KiB  
Article
Examining the Utility of a Sleep Resource in Transdiagnostic Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Observational Study
by Vanessa Peynenburg, Andreea Ababei, Andrew Wilhelms, Michael Edmonds, Nick Titov, Blake F. Dear, Viktor Kaldo, Susanna Jernelöv and Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(15), 9337; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159337 - 30 Jul 2022
Cited by 3 | Viewed by 2379
Abstract
Patients seeking transdiagnostic internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (T-ICBT) for anxiety or depression often have sleep difficulties. A brief resource that includes sleep psychoeducation and strategies for improving sleep (e.g., stimulus control and sleep restriction) may address comorbid insomnia without the need for an [...] Read more.
Patients seeking transdiagnostic internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (T-ICBT) for anxiety or depression often have sleep difficulties. A brief resource that includes sleep psychoeducation and strategies for improving sleep (e.g., stimulus control and sleep restriction) may address comorbid insomnia without the need for an insomnia-specific ICBT course. This observational study explored patient use and feedback of a brief sleep resource available to all patients (n = 763) enrolled in an 8-week T-ICBT course. Overall, 30.1% of patients (n = 230) reviewed the resource and were older, more engaged with the ICBT course (i.e., more likely to complete the program, more logins, and greater number of days enrolled in the course) and had higher pretreatment insomnia symptoms than those who did not review the resource. Resource reviewers did not report larger improvements in symptoms of insomnia than non-reviewers, even among patients with clinical levels of insomnia, and average insomnia levels remained above the clinical cutoff at posttreatment. While patients were satisfied with the resource and it was beneficial to some patients, more research is needed to further explore how it may be integrated into T-ICBT and how therapists can encourage the use of the resource among patients who may benefit from the resource. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evidence-Based Transdiagnostic Treatments for Anxiety and Depression)
12 pages, 366 KiB  
Article
Resilience in the Ranks: Trait Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Buffer the Deleterious Effects of Envy on Mental Health Symptoms among Public Safety Personnel
by Shadi Beshai, Sandeep Mishra, Justin R. Feeney, Tansi Summerfield, Chet C. Hembroff and Gregory P. Krätzig
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(10), 5926; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105926 - 13 May 2022
Cited by 8 | Viewed by 3248
Abstract
Public safety personnel (PSP) face frequent stressors that increase their risk of developing symptoms of depression and anxiety. In addition to being exposed to potentially traumatic events, PSP trainees may face a compounded risk of developing mental health symptoms, as their training environments [...] Read more.
Public safety personnel (PSP) face frequent stressors that increase their risk of developing symptoms of depression and anxiety. In addition to being exposed to potentially traumatic events, PSP trainees may face a compounded risk of developing mental health symptoms, as their training environments are conducive to social comparisons and the resultant painful emotion of envy. Envy is associated with numerous negative health and occupational outcomes. Fortunately, there are several individual difference factors associated with increased emotional regulation, and such factors may offer resilience against the damaging mental health effects of envy. In this study, we examined the interplay between dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and dispositional envy in predicting job satisfaction, stress, experience of positive and negative emotions, subjective resilience, and symptoms of depression and anxiety in a sample of police trainees (n = 104). A substantial minority of trainees reported clinically significant symptoms of depression (n = 19:18.3%) and anxiety (n = 24:23.1%) in accordance with the cut-off scores on screening measures. Consistent with hypotheses, dispositional envy was associated with lower job satisfaction, greater stress, and greater anxiety and depression. Furthermore, envy was associated with higher negative emotions, lower positive emotions, and lower subjective resilience. Dispositional mindfulness and self-compassion were associated with greater job satisfaction, lower stress, and reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety. Moreover, mindfulness and self-compassion were both associated with lower negative emotions, higher positive emotions, and subjective resilience. The associations between envy and the relevant job and mental health outcomes were significantly diminished after controlling for mindfulness and self-compassion. This suggests that these protective traits may serve as transdiagnostic buffers to the effects of envy on mental health. The results of this study confirmed the damaging effects of envy and suggested the potential remediation of these effects through the cultivation of mindfulness and self-compassion. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evidence-Based Transdiagnostic Treatments for Anxiety and Depression)
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-2
Back to TopTop