Optimizing Treatment Engagement Processes in CBT for Anxiety and Related Disorders

This book focuses on how to effectively support treatment engagement for patients with anxiety and related disorders. The text begins from the premise that individuals already face numerous logistical, environmental, and systemic barriers to evidence-based psychotherapy. Furthermore, among anxious populations, the very symptoms that require treatment—namely, avoidance and fear-based cognitions--can deter treatment seeking. Thus, it is critical to understand how best to support treatmen