Acceptability and Preferences for Empirically-Supported Psychological Treatments

<p>Over the past decade, mental health has been moving in the direction of empirically-supported treatments. Currently, there are many empirically-supported treatment modalities that have been shown to be efficacious for various psychological disorders, specifically mood and anxiety disorders. However, the face-to-face treatment literature reflects low levels of treatment access and participation. Approximately half of participants with clinically-significant levels of depression received some treatment, evidence-based or not (Kessler et al., 2007). Even for participants who are able to successfully access services, engagement with treatment is often low, and dropout rates are high. There is some evidence that participants’ preferences for treatment are positively related to participant engagement and subsequent outcomes. It is possible that low levels of engagement reflect a mismatch between participant preferences and the specific treatment that is delivered by mental health providers. The current study evaluated treatment preferences among a diverse sample of mental health outpatients and will contribute to the growing literature on individual preferences for empirically-supported psychological treatments.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2015

Author dc:creator

• Gorlick, Amanda

Contributors dc:contributor

• Owen, Jason E.
• Bantum, Erin O.
• Herbozo, Sylvia M.
• Vermeersch, David

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Behavior Therapy; Behavioral Symptoms; Cognitive Therapy; Mental Health Services; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Regression Analysis
• Empirically-supported Treatments; Mood and Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Treatment Engagement;

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/263

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1258