Randomized trial assessed mechanisms of CBT and psychodynamic therapy on anxiety sensitivity, indicating differing approaches.
Objective This study utilized a single-session, randomized controlled analog design to investigate the mechanisms underlying cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic therapy in treating anxiety sensitivity (AS). We hypothesized that changes in catastrophic interpretations of bodily sensations would predict reductions in AS in CBT, whereas improvements in panic-specific reflective functioning (pRF) would predict changes in the psychodynamic intervention (PDTp).
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