Lakkhina Troeung|Sarah J. Egan|Natalie Gasson
A waitlist-controlled trial of group cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety in Parkinson’s disease
Curtin University|Curtin University|Curtin University
aim study evaluate efficacy group cognitive behavioural therapy cbt treatment depression anxiety parkinsons disease pda waitlistcontrolled trial design used eighteen adults pd comorbid dsmivtr diagnosis depression andor anxiety randomised either intervention 8week group cbt treatment waitlist 8week clinical monitoring preceding treatment depression anxiety stress scale21 dass21 primary outcome assessments completed time 1 pretreatment time 2 posttreatmentpostwaitlist 1month 6month followupsat time 2 participants received cbt reported greater reductions depression mchange 245 waitlist participants mchange 29 effect large 112 p 011 large secondary effects anxiety also observed cbt participants 89 p 025 treatment gains maintained continued improve followup period 6month followup significant large effects observed depression 207 anxiety 226group cbt appears efficacious treatment approach depression anxiety pd however controlled trials larger numbers participants requiredaustralian new zealand clinical trials registry trial id actrn12610000455066