Social well-being moderates behavioral therapy response for generalized anxiety disorder
Measures of social well-being moderate treatment outcome to behavioral therapy for GAD, providing valuable information for personalized treatment. Results suggest, for individuals reporting low social support and/or high isolation and loneliness, exposure-based treatment outcomes may benefit from early or adjunctive intervention strategies targeting social well-being.
Authors
- Michelle Genevieve Craske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-5240)
- Kate Wolitzky‐Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-4350)
- Robin L. Aupperle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2173-6140)
- Hannah Berg
- Ricardo A. Wilhelm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2600-0263)
- Dalia El-Shafie
- Jeffrey M. Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4270-5673)
- Nicole Baughman
- Hung‐Wen Yeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9904-3275)
- Martin P. Paulus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-3606)
- Elisabeth Akeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-3538)
- Christopher R. Martell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1109-4930)
Institutions
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Neurobehavioral Systems (US)
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- University of Tulsa (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2025.100160
- Primary Topic
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, University of Tulsa
- National Institute of Mental Health