Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment for Heroin Users
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Anxiety |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | October 2009 |
| End Date: | September 2011 |
| Contact: | Carl W Lejuez, PhD |
| Email: | clejuez@psyc.umd.edu |
| Phone: | (301)405-5932 |
Novel Intervention for Drug Use and HIV Risk Among Anxiety Sensitive Heroin Users
Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment for Heroin Users is a development project targeting mild and
above levels of anxiety sensitivity that will involve the testing of a specialized protocol
for improving treatment retention and outcomes for heroin dependent individuals in a
residential substance use treatment. ASTH-HR will integrate established treatment modules
such as Healthy Relationships, along with interoceptive exposure, affect management, and
psycho-education exercises developed for anxiety prevention and treatment programs with
standard substance use treatment.
above levels of anxiety sensitivity that will involve the testing of a specialized protocol
for improving treatment retention and outcomes for heroin dependent individuals in a
residential substance use treatment. ASTH-HR will integrate established treatment modules
such as Healthy Relationships, along with interoceptive exposure, affect management, and
psycho-education exercises developed for anxiety prevention and treatment programs with
standard substance use treatment.
Inclusion Criteria:
- exhibit a score of 21 on a self-report measure of anxiety sensitivity
- be in 28 days of residential substance use treatment.
- meet criteria for current opioid dependence as determined by SCID interview
administered at intake.
Exclusion Criteria:
- evidence of limited mental competency
- the inability to give informed, voluntary, written consent to participate
- current psychosis
- current bipolar disorder.
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