Sauer-Zavala, ShannonBentley, Kate HaganSteele, Stephanie JarviTirpak, Julianne WilnerAmetaj, AmantiaNauphal, MayaCardona, NicoleWang, MengxingFarchione, Todd J.Barlow, David H.2020-04-152020-04-152020-03-01Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Kate H. Bentley, Stephanie Jarvi Steele, Julianne Wilner Tirpak, Amantia A Ametaj, Maya Nauphal, Nicole Cardona, Mengxing Wang, Todd J. Farchione, David H. Barlow. 2020. "Treating depressive disorders with the Unified Protocol: A preliminary randomized evaluation.." J Affect Disord, Volume 264, pp. 438 - 445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.0721573-2517https://hdl.handle.net/2144/40174OBJECTIVES: This study aims to examine the efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) for individuals diagnosed with a depressive disorder. METHOD: Participants included 44 adults who met criteria for major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, or another specified depressive disorder according to the Anxiety Disorder Interview Schedule (ADIS). These individuals represent a subset of patients from a larger clinical trial comparing the UP to single-disorder protocols (SDPs) for discrete anxiety disorders and a waitlist control (WLC) condition (Barlow et al., 2017); inclusion criteria for the parent study required participants to have a principal anxiety disorder. RESULTS: Significant reductions in depressive symptoms were observed within the UP condition across clinician-rated and self-report measures of depression from baseline to post-treatment, as well as to the 12-month follow-up assessment. Compared to the WLC group, individuals in the UP condition demonstrated significantly lower levels on our continuous, clinician-rated measure of depressive symptoms at post-treatment. There were no differences between the UP and SDP conditions on depressive symptoms at post-treatment or at the 12-month follow-up timepoint. CONCLUSIONS: In this exploratory set of analyses, the UP evidenced efficacy for reduction of depressive symptoms, adding to the growing support for its utility in treating depression.p. 438 - 445en-USDepressionTransdiagnostic treatmentUnified protocolPsychiatryMedical and health sciencesPsychology and cognitive sciencesArticle10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.0720000-0002-6494-6829 (Farchione, Todd J)494672