Comparing Individual Therapies for Veterans With Depression, PTSD, and Panic Disorder

TBT was developed to address transdiagnostic avoidance via the use of four different types of exposure techniques (situational/in-vivo, physical/interoceptive, thought/imaginal, and \[positive\] emotional/behavioral activation). From the transdiagnostic avoidance perspective, the four exposure practices are matched to the type(s) of avoidance experienced by patients based upon their cluster of symptoms/disorders.

CPT is a well established evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD. CPT focuses on teaching patients to evaluate and change the upsetting thoughts that they have had since their trauma.

CBT for MDD is a well established evidence-based psychotherapy for depression. CBT for MDD focuses teaching patients how to change their behaviors and challenge their negative thoughts to improve their mood.

CBT for Panic Disorder is a well established evidence-based psychotherapy. CBT for Panic Disorder focuses teaching patients how to change their behaviors through exposure practices and challenge their anxious thoughts to reduce their experience of panic attacks and avoidance.