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The acceptability and feasibility of group cognitive behavioural therapy for older adults with generalised anxiety disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2020

Jo Hall ,
Stephen Kellett ,
Manreesh Kaur Bains ,
Heather Stonebank  and
Shonagh Scott
Jo Hall*
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Stephen Kellett
Affiliation:
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Manreesh Kaur Bains
Affiliation:
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
Heather Stonebank
Affiliation:
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
Shonagh Scott
Affiliation:
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
*
*Corresponding author. Email: jhall7@sheffield.ac.uk
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Abstract

Background:

Group psychotherapy for older adults with generalised anxiety disorder is an under-researched area.

Aim:

This report describes a mixed method evaluation of the acceptability and feasibility of an Overcoming Worry Group.

Method:

The Overcoming Worry Group was a novel adaptation of a cognitive behavioural therapy protocol targeting intolerance-of-uncertainty for generalised anxiety disorder, tailored for delivery to older adults in a group setting (n = 13).

Results:

The adapted protocol was found to be acceptable and feasible, and treatment outcomes observed were encouraging.

Conclusions:

This proof-of-concept study provides evidence for an Overcoming Worry Group as an acceptable and feasible group treatment for older adults with generalised anxiety disorder.

Keywords

anxietyclinical psychologycognitive behavioural therapyold age problemspsychologypsychological therapiestherapy
Type
Brief Clinical Report
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 48 , Issue 5 , September 2020 , pp. 621 - 625
Copyright
© British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2020

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