Abstract

Over the past decade, mental health has been moving in the direction of empirically-supported treatments. Currently, there are many empirically-supported treatment modalities that have been shown to be efficacious for various psychological disorders, specifically mood and anxiety disorders. However, the face-to-face treatment literature reflects low levels of treatment access and participation. Approximately half of participants with clinically-significant levels of depression received some treatment, evidence-based or not (Kessler et al., 2007). Even for participants who are able to successfully access services, engagement with treatment is often low, and dropout rates are high. There is some evidence that participants’ preferences for treatment are positively related to participant engagement and subsequent outcomes. It is possible that low levels of engagement reflect a mismatch between participant preferences and the specific treatment that is delivered by mental health providers. The current study evaluated treatment preferences among a diverse sample of mental health outpatients and will contribute to the growing literature on individual preferences for empirically-supported psychological treatments.

LLU Discipline

Clinical Psychology

Department

Psychology

School

School of Behavioral Health

First Advisor

Owen, Jason E.

Second Advisor

Bantum, Erin O.

Third Advisor

Herbozo, Sylvia M.

Fourth Advisor

Vermeersch, David

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degree Level

Ph.D.

Year Degree Awarded

2015

Date (Title Page)

9-2015

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Behavior Therapy; Behavioral Symptoms; Cognitive Therapy; Mental Health Services; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Regression Analysis

Subject - Local

Empirically-supported Treatments; Mood and Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Treatment Engagement;

Type

Dissertation

Page Count

91

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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