Key clinical point: The unified protocol (UP), a transdiagnostic skill-based therapy, is effective for the treatment of emotional disorders in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Major finding: Compared with treatment as usual (TAU), the UP intervention group significantly improved depression, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, positive and negative affects, and worry symptoms ( P less than .001 for all).
Study details: Seventy adults with MS were randomly assigned to either UP or TAU group.
Disclosures: The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of the study. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Nazari N et al. BMC Psychol. 2020 Oct 31. doi: 10.1186/s40359-020-00480-8 .