A randomized experimental analysis of the attention training technique: Effects on worry and relevant processes in individuals with probable generalized anxiety disorder

CONTEXT: The Attention Training Technique (ATT, Wells, 1990) is an intervention guiding individuals to focus, shift, and divide their attention in response to sounds presented in an audiorecording. The ATT has long been recommended for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); however, there is insufficient research on its effects on excessive worry and related processes. OBJECTIVES: This experiment examined whether the ATT is more efficacious than a …