Up-regulating Positive Affect in Emotional Disorders

The aim of this study is to assess the differential effect of two transdiagnostic treatment protocols for emotional disorders (ED) (depression and anxiety disorders) using a randomized pilot study design: a) a transdiagnostic treatment protocol (TTP) based on the Unified Protocol; and b) a version of this protocol that also includes a specific component to address the regulation of positive affect (TTP+PA). Another aim was to assess the acceptability of both treatments by patients. It was hypothesized that the intervention would result in significant differences in favor of the TTP+PA protocol in all measures. Regarding acceptability, it was hypothesized that both treatments (TP and TP+PA) would be well-accepted by the two groups of participants.