Name
C05 - Hot Off the Presses 2025: RCT of a Brief, Modular, Cognitive-Behavioral Anxiety Intervention in Integrated Primary Care
Date & Time
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location Name
302B
Description

Want to stay up to date with the most current evidence regarding brief interventions that can be used by embedded behavioral health providers with primary care patients? First, Dr. Funderburk will highlight recent research on effective interventions to improve patients’ symptoms and functioning in integrated primary care settings. Then, Dr. Shepardson will present results from her randomized controlled trial testing a novel brief, transdiagnostic, modular, cognitive-behavioral anxiety intervention vs. Primary Care Behavioral Health treatment as usual in 169 primary care patients. Dr. Shepardson will describe the intervention and share patient clinical outcomes from the trial. Finally, the presenters will facilitate a question-and-answer period on clinical implications and implementing evidence-based treatments in integrated primary care practice.

Speakers
Robyn Shepardson PhD, Clinical Research Psychologist, VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Durham, NC
Jennifer Funderburk PhD, Clinical Research Psychologist, VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, NY
Co-Authors
Emily M. Johnson, PhD, Clinical Research Psychologist, VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, NY; Julie C. Gass, PhD, Clinical Research Psychologist, VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Buffalo, NY; Jennifer S. Funderburk, PhD, Clinical Research Psychologist, VA Center for Integrated Healthcare, Syracuse, NY
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Outcomes, Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Research and evaluation
Session Type
Concurrent
Slideshow link
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Objective 1
Discuss the utility of staying up to date on the latest research on brief interventions for integrated primary care settings
Objective 2
Describe features of a brief anxiety intervention that can be utilized within integrated primary care settings
Objective 3
Describe the results of a clinical trial evaluating a novel modular anxiety intervention
Content Reference 1

Shepardson, R. L., Funderburk, J. S., Weisberg, R. B., Wade, M., & Maisto, S. A. (2024). Brief modular anxiety intervention for primary care: Hybrid I pilot randomized controlled trial of feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and implementation potential. Journal of Affective Disorders, 361, 497-507.

Content Reference 2

Shepardson, R. L., Funderburk, J. S., Weisberg, R. B., & Maisto, S. A. (2023). Brief, modular, transdiagnostic, cognitive-behavioral intervention for anxiety in Veteran primary care: Development, provider feedback, and open trial. Psychological Services, 20(3), 622-635.

Content Reference 3

Possemato, K., Mastroleo, N. R., Balderrama-Durbin, C., King, P., Davis, A., Borsari, B., & Rauch, S. A. M. (2024). A randomized controlled pilot trial of Primary Care Treatment Integrating Motivation and Exposure Treatment (PC-TIME) in Veterans with PTSD and harmful alcohol use. Behavior Therapy, 55(3), 570-584.

Content Reference 4

Buckheit, K. A., Mitzel, L. D., Shepardson, R. L., Funderburk, J. S., Weisberg, R. B., & Maisto, S. A. (2023). Case report of a brief modular anxiety intervention for integrated primary care: Addressing clinician feasibility concerns and barriers to using manualized treatments. Journal of Integrated Primary Care, 1(3).

Content Reference 5

Shepardson, R. L., Fletcher, T. L., Funderburk, J. S., Weisberg, R. B., Beehler, G. P., & Maisto, S. A. (2023). Barriers to and facilitators of using evidence-based, cognitive-behavioral anxiety interventions in integrated primary care practice. Psychological Services, 20(4), 709-722.