Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Medical Conditions: A Systematic Review

Jorge Osma, Laura Martínez-García, Alba Quilez-Orden and Óscar Peris-Baquero
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Jorge Osma: Department of Psychology and Sociology, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Atarazanas, 4, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Laura Martínez-García: Department of Psychology and Sociology, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Atarazanas, 4, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Alba Quilez-Orden: Department of Psychology and Sociology, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Atarazanas, 4, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Óscar Peris-Baquero: Department of Psychology and Sociology, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Atarazanas, 4, 44003 Teruel, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: Emotional disorders are those that most commonly present comorbidly with medical conditions. The Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), a cognitive-behavioral emotion-based intervention, has proven efficacy and versatility. The aim of this systematic review is to know the current (research studies) and future research interest (study protocols) in using the UP for the transdiagnostic treatment of emotional symptoms or disorders (EDs) in people with a medical condition. Using the PRISMA guidelines, a literature search was conducted in Web of Science, PubMed, Medline, and Dialnet. The nine research studies included in this review indicated that the UP is effective in treating emotional symptomatology in a population with a medical condition (effect sizes ranging from d = ?3.34 to d = 2.16). The three included study protocols suggest interest in the future UP application to different medical conditions, and also in distinct application formats. Our review results are encouraging, and conducting more controlled studies is advised to recommend the UP to treat and/or prevent EDs in medical conditions, especially in children and youths.

Keywords: Unified Protocol; emotional disorders; medical conditions; health; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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