OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief cognitive-behavioral intervention for co-occurring @entity148 and @entity308 in primary care @entity1 . METHOD: @entity1 in this study were 35 veterans seeking care from a VA primary care clinic. @entity1 were selected for inclusion in this study based on mild to moderate levels of self-reported symptoms of @entity148 and @entity308 . @entity1 received four weekly sessions of cognitive behavioral intervention for their symptoms. The effectiveness of this intervention was compared with the passage of time alone. Measured outcomes included symptoms of @entity148 and @entity308 and quality of life. RESULTS: Statistical testing demonstrated that the intervention led to significant reductions in @entity308 and @entity148 and improved role functioning. These changes were maintained except for some return of @entity148 over a one-month follow-up period following the end of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that primary care @entity1 with co-occurring @entity148 and @entity308 can be successfully treated with a brief cognitive-behavioral intervention. It is also a test of a flexible treatment approach, whereby the @entity1 and clinician together select the focus of the intervention. Limitations of this pilot work, including @entity1 @entity6661 , are discussed. Further research will be necessary to refine the intervention for primary care @entity1 and to test its effectiveness.

Brief intervention for co-occurring @entity148 and XXXX in primary care: a pilot study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'Participants'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity6661 :: ('MESH:D019217', 'Disease') :: ['attrition']
@entity308 :: (MESH:D003866,Disease) :: ['depression']
