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Self-Guided Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioural Practices Reduce Anxiety in Autistic Adults: A Pilot 8-Month Waitlist-Controlled Trial of Widely Available Online Tools
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Gaigg, Sebastian B.; Flaxman, Paul E.; McLaven, Gracie; Shah, Ritika; Bowler, Dermot M.; Meyer, Brenda; Roestorf, Amanda; Haenschel, Corinna; Rodgers, Jacqui; South, Mikle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Anxiety in autism is an important treatment target because of its consequences for quality of life and well-being. Growing evidence suggests that cognitive behaviour therapies and mindfulness-based therapies can ameliorate anxiety in autism but cost-effective delivery remains a challenge. This pilot randomised controlled trial examined whether…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Metacognition, Anxiety
Making Self-Help More Helpful: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Augmenting Self-Help Materials with Implementation Intentions on Promoting the Effective Self-Management of Anxiety Symptoms
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Varley, Rachel; Webb, Thomas L.; Sheeran, Paschal – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: The effectiveness of self-help materials may be constrained by failures to undertake recommended exercises or to deploy the techniques that one has learned at the critical moment. The present randomized controlled trial investigated whether augmenting self-help materials with if-then plans (or implementation intentions) could overcome…
Descriptors: Intervention, Computer Software, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety