Preference for the modality of psychosocial treatment for anxiety in adults with comorbid anxiety and chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Annell Ovalles¹, E Marie Parsons¹, Margot Steinberg¹, Tali M Ball², Robert R Edwards³, Erica R Checko⁴, Jenna R Carl², Jasper A J Smits⁵, Michael W Otto¹

¹Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.

²Big Health Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA.

³Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

⁴Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian and Avedesian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

⁵Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.

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Abstract

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (MSKP) is a common and challenging condition often occurring with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a first-line treatment for GAD, but limitations on the potential availability or engagement in CBT have encouraged consideration of remote and autonomous treatment options. Yet, little is known about preferences for different modalit…

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