Unified Protocol for Endometriosis

Laura A. Payne, Antje M. Barreveld
In: Applications of the Unified Protocol in Health Conditions · 2023 · pp. 204–226 · doi:10.1093/oso/9780197564295.003.0009 · W4387143312
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The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders is presented as an ideal intervention for addressing the biopsychosocial emotional needs of women with endometriosis.

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Abstract This chapter explores the Unified Protocol for endometriosis. Endometriosis is a chronic and complex health condition that is associated with high rates of anxiety and depression and also with the symptoms of painful dysmenorrhea and excessive menorrhagia, dyspareunia, painful bowel movements or urination, and infertility. Thus, treatment of endometriosis is multimodal and individualized, especially when the emotional symptoms that often accompany dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility associated with endometriosis additionally require sufficient attention during the treatment process. The goal of psychological interventions must be to address the entire biopsychosocial experience of an individual with endometriosis. Thus, the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders is ideally suited to address the emotional needs of women with endometriosis while focusing on the importance of emotion recognition and adaptive responding.

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