The trajectory of anxiety in therapy: The role of ACEs
The connection between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and anxiety disorders is well‐documented. Additionally, therapy has been shown to be effective at reducing anxiety symptoms. Yet more needs to be known about how ACEs may shape the process of therapy and the trajectory of anxiety symptoms....
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| Published in: | Journal of marital and family therapy Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 744 - 758 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
01-07-2024
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| Summary: | The connection between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and anxiety disorders is well‐documented. Additionally, therapy has been shown to be effective at reducing anxiety symptoms. Yet more needs to be known about how ACEs may shape the process of therapy and the trajectory of anxiety symptoms. This study was designed to compare the trajectory of improvement in anxiety symptoms over the course of 12 sessions of therapy in adults (N = 472), who reported more (greater than four) and fewer (fewer than four) ACEs using a multigroup latent growth curve analysis. Data were drawn from the Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network database. Results suggested that the rate of improvement in those with more and fewer ACEs was not significantly different; however, those with more ACEs had a significantly higher average starting point of anxiety symptoms. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0194-472X 1752-0606 1752-0606 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jmft.12703 |