The Study of Internet-delivered, Transdiagnostic Treatments for Anxiety and Depression

"Treatment condition:~The cognitive, behavioral treatment Unified protocol is a transdiagnostic treatment for anxiety and depression. Participants are taught five techniques in order to find new and more helpful ways to react to hindering thoughts and feelings: mindfulness, cognitive flexibility, identify and reduce behavioral avoidance, increase willingness to experience physiological sensations and exposure. The intervention is delivered online through a secure platform. Modules consist of text and the participants can work with the material whenever they wish to. Participants gain access to a new treatment modul every week."

The aim of psychodynamic Affect phobia treatment is for the patient to reach an intellectual and emotional understanding of his/hers problems. The goal of the treatment is for participants to decrease emotional avoidance and start to approach emotions and increase emotional awareness. Participants are taught this through linking their symptoms to their emotional avoidance, observe frequent and maladaptive patterns in relationships and see how these are linked to emotional avoidance. The intervention is delivered online through a secure platform. Modules consist of text and the participants can work with the material whenever they wish to. Participants gain access to a new treatment modul every week.

The waitlist condition is a control condition without any intervention.

Participants will partake in their treatment condition for 8 weeks.

Participants will partake in their treatment condition for 16 weeks.

During their treatment, participants will have access to a discussion forum moderated by a clinician. Participants are encouraged to discuss questions and experiences related to their treatment condition.

Participants will not have access to a moderated forum, hence their treatment is self-guided.