Brief imagery rescripting is equivalent to imaginal exposure in improving response to worry images among high worry individuals

A novel, future-oriented imagery rescripting intervention produced comparable effects to imaginal exposure in improving participants' anxious response, threat appraisals, and intrusive imagery regarding their worries 1 week later. However, the intervention was not superior to imaginal exposure as predicted. Future studies may further investigate longer term outcomes and mechanisms of change of imagery rescripting for worry, and apply imagery rescripting with clinical samples and comparison to additional comparator conditions.