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On this episode of Sanity, Dr. Jason Duncan and Dr. Michael Tompkins cover a transdiagnostic approach to treating emotional disorders, such as anxiety, depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Tompkins, who has authored several books on this topic and is board certified in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), shares these disorders have similar mechanisms of avoidance, either emotional or behavioral. Therefore, the common ingredients to treatment for these disorders involve willingness and experiential approach. These two areas create a feedback loop; as someone becomes more willing to have anxious thoughts, engage in behaviors, or try new things, they are more likely to then approach those situations or thoughts, thus increasing their self-efficacy and beliefs they can continue to be willing to engage. Dr. Tompkins provides numerous examples of this phenomenon, and he shares his strategies with clients when treatment needs to shift to focus on one of these areas to keep the feedback loop in balance. Tune in to learn more about these concepts and their importance in treatment for emotional disorders!
Resources:
Keep up with Dr. Tomkins
http://sfbacct.com/
Book - The Anxiety and Depression Workbook
https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Depression-Workbook-Effective-Techniques/dp/1684036143
Book - Zero to 60
https://www.amazon.com/Zero-60-Frustration-Everyday-Irritations/dp/143383247X
Beck Institute
https://beckinstitute.org/
International OCD Foundation
https://iocdf.org/
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
https://adaa.org/
Vienna Beat by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)
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On this episode of Sanity, Dr. Jason Duncan and Dr. Michael Tompkins cover a transdiagnostic approach to treating emotional disorders, such as anxiety, depression, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Tompkins, who has authored several books on this topic and is board certified in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), shares these disorders have similar mechanisms of avoidance, either emotional or behavioral. Therefore, the common ingredients to treatment for these disorders involve willingness and experiential approach. These two areas create a feedback loop; as someone becomes more willing to have anxious thoughts, engage in behaviors, or try new things, they are more likely to then approach those situations or thoughts, thus increasing their self-efficacy and beliefs they can continue to be willing to engage. Dr. Tompkins provides numerous examples of this phenomenon, and he shares his strategies with clients when treatment needs to shift to focus on one of these areas to keep the feedback loop in balance. Tune in to learn more about these concepts and their importance in treatment for emotional disorders!
Resources:
Keep up with Dr. Tomkins
http://sfbacct.com/
Book - The Anxiety and Depression Workbook
https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Depression-Workbook-Effective-Techniques/dp/1684036143
Book - Zero to 60
https://www.amazon.com/Zero-60-Frustration-Everyday-Irritations/dp/143383247X
Beck Institute
https://beckinstitute.org/
International OCD Foundation
https://iocdf.org/
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
https://adaa.org/
Vienna Beat by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)