Blended transdiagnostic group CBT for emotional disorders: opinion of the online modules and group sessions

Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) for emotional disorders (anxiety and depressive disorders) has been proven to be effective. However, not all patients benefit from these treatments equally. Blended treatments (i.e. combination of Internet and face-to-face psychotherapy) may help to reduce this gap. The literature on blended treatments has focused primarily on individual psychotherapy and no studies on blended group psychotherapy for emotional disorders have been conducted to date. In addition, it is necessary to assess the acceptability of blended group psychotherapy to enhance the effectiveness of these interventions. This study aimed to describe a blended transdiagnostic group CBT protocol for emotional disorders and to present preliminary data about the opinion of the treatment of both online modules and group sessions. Overall, all participants reported high scores in all items measuring treatment opinion. To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate blended transdiagnostic group CBT in patients with emotional disorders. This study seeks to deepen the understanding of how this intervention works and facilitate ongoing adaptation of blended transdiagnostic group CBT for emotional disorders.