Publications by authors named "M Rosa Caballero Plasencia"
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- Clinical practice guidelines emphasize the importance of diagnosing specific anxiety disorders to ensure effective treatment, but misdiagnosis as unspecified anxiety can hinder appropriate care.
- A study conducted interviews with 32 Veterans Health Administration providers to assess their knowledge and attitudes regarding anxiety disorder diagnostics and their impact on treatment.
- Findings revealed that while most providers felt familiar with diagnostic criteria, opinions varied on the significance of detailed diagnoses for patient treatment and outcomes, indicating a need for further research to bridge this gap.
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- - The FLOW program helps mental health providers move patients who have stabilized in specialty mental health care to primary care, aiming to improve access to such services across nine VA sites, where implementation was varied.
- - The study uses the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to identify factors that contribute to successful implementation, utilizing a mixed-methods approach to analyze different metrics across the sites.
- - Key themes for successful implementation include positive perceptions of the FLOW intervention, a supportive recovery-oriented care culture, low turnover of mental health providers, and effective internal facilitators, while other aspects like staffing and leadership support showed inconsistent effects.
Up to 33% of American adults will experience a diagnosable anxiety disorder in their lifetime. Approximately one-third of anxiety diagnoses assigned by mental health providers in outpatient settings are unspecified. The tendency of many providers to use an unspecified anxiety diagnosis may negatively impact the provision of evidence-based treatments for specific anxiety disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current study evaluated knowledge of and attitudes toward guided self-help (GSH) among clinicians who use evidence-based practices to treat one or more of the following: panic disorder, major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. A total of 153 of 256 individuals recruited online and at professional conferences were eligible. This study assessed prior experience with and knowledge of GSH, as well as hypothetical use with a mock patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Brief cognitive behavior therapy (bCBT) is effective in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders and improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the mechanisms through which cognitive behavior therapy impact HRQoL are not well understood. This study evaluated whether anxiety and depression symptom reduction is a mechanism of treatment for HRQoL outcomes.
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