Intrusive mental imagery is a transdiagnostic process (1) present in many psychological disorders including trauma-related disorders; anxiety, mood, and eating disorders; as well as severe mental health problems, such as bipolar disorder and psychosis. In this article, we summarize some of the current literature on intrusive images and then argue that one critical way in which they maintain dis...

Given the recent increase in transdiagnostic research, it is important to discern how dimensional models of psychopathology could be used to guide personalized, dynamic assessment and treatment of symptoms. Using the person-specific approach described by Fisher (2015), we devised an initial 4-step algorithm for devising a treatment plan based on modular cognitive behavioral therapy using result...

the cognitive behavioral interventions based on the transdiagnostic approach for emotional disorders have received useful empirical supports in recent years. most of the researches on this area have been conducted without any control group. moreover, little information about comparative effectiveness has reported. the current study was compared transdiagnostic group therapy with classical cogni...

The well-replicated observation that many people maintain mental health despite exposure to severe psychological or physical adversity has ignited interest in the mechanisms that protect against stress-related mental illness. Focusing on resilience rather than pathophysiology in many ways represents a paradigm shift in clinical-psychological and psychiatric research that has great potential for...

The categorical approach of traditional psychiatric nosology has been a forceful for very long time explaining psychological disorders which are defined by symptom based diagnostic categories. However, in recent years, the importance "transdiagnostic" is new classification system increasing. transdiagnostic aims to examine dimensionally common cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal and biological...

The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety is well established. Investigations into the mechanisms of change in CBT report changes in cognitive vulnerabilities mediating improvements over the course of treatment. As anxiety disorders share certain risk factors, there is a trend toward CBT emphasizing these vulnerabilities, including negative affectivity (NA) and also more sp...

Objective: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of transdiagnostic treatment on maladaptive personality traits and mentalized affectivity patients with generalized anxiety disorder comorbid depression. Methods: was a quasi-experimental single case method. The statistical population included people depression who were referred counseling centers in Isfahan City, Iran 2020. From this ...