TY - JOUR
T1 - Treating anxiety after stroke using cognitive-behaviour therapy : two cases
AU - Kneebone, Ian I.
AU - Jeffries, Fiona W.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Anxiety disorders are common after stroke. However, information on how to treat them with psychotherapy in this population is highly limited. Modified cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) has the potential to assist. Two cases of individuals treated with modified CBT for anxiety after stroke are presented. The modification was required in light of deficits in executive and memory function in one individual and in the context of communication difficulties in the other. The anxiety symptoms were treated over seven and nine sessions, respectively. Both participants improved following the intervention, and these improvements were maintained at 3 month follow-ups. Further case-series and randomised controlled designs are required to support and develop modified CBT for those with anxiety after stroke.
AB - Anxiety disorders are common after stroke. However, information on how to treat them with psychotherapy in this population is highly limited. Modified cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) has the potential to assist. Two cases of individuals treated with modified CBT for anxiety after stroke are presented. The modification was required in light of deficits in executive and memory function in one individual and in the context of communication difficulties in the other. The anxiety symptoms were treated over seven and nine sessions, respectively. Both participants improved following the intervention, and these improvements were maintained at 3 month follow-ups. Further case-series and randomised controlled designs are required to support and develop modified CBT for those with anxiety after stroke.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/537016
U2 - 10.1080/09602011.2013.820135
DO - 10.1080/09602011.2013.820135
M3 - Article
SN - 0960-2011
VL - 23
SP - 798
EP - 810
JO - Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
JF - Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
IS - 6
ER -
