Angela Fang was awarded an NIH R01 grant to study the contributions of self-focused attention to early warning indicators of CBT non-response
Angela Fang received a 5-year R01 award from the National Institutes of Health.
The award title: Contributions of Self-Focused Attention to Early Warning Indicators of CBT Non-Response. Brief description: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective psychological treatment for anxiety and obsessive compulsive related disorders, yet approximately half of patients with these disorders who receive CBT fail to achieve sustained clinical remission. No reliable biomarker of CBT non-response exists. This study will determine whether early changes in a specific biomarker, self-focused attention, will represent a sensitive predictor and potential mechanism of CBT non-response.