01768nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001200118653001500130653002500145653002500170653003800195653001700233653001600250100003000266700002900296700002900325700002400354700002600378245007300404300001200477490000700489520096600496022001401462020001401476       2011                            d  c06/2011bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aAnxiety10aDepression10agroup psychotherapy.10amental health center10aperceived emotional int elligence10aPrimary care10aSelf-esteem1 aGerard Segarra Gutiérrez1 aNúria Farriols Hernando1 aCarolina Palma Sevillano1 aJordi Segura Bernal1 aRafael Castell Torres00aGroup therapy for anxiety disorders in public mental health settings  a185-1970 v173 aThe aim of the current study is to assess the outcome of a group psychotherapy intervention in patients with generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder with or without agoraphobia and adjustment disorder with anxious or depressive symptoms. A total of 107 patients were included in the study, 73.8% were women and 26.2% men, aged from 21 and 62, from a Mental Health Center and a Primary Care Center, both of which are part of the Maresme Sanitary Consortium (Barcelona). The cognitive-behavioural therapy consisted of twenty 90-minute weekly sessions. The participants completed a semistructured interview that included clinical measures of anxiety, depression, somatization, perceived emotional intelligence and other measures related with health (self-esteem and life satisfaction). The results showed significant improvements in symptom reduction, as well as an increase in self-esteem and perceived quality of life (p ≤ .001) for all diagnostic groups.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437