Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult Central Intake patients (patients referred for psychiatric consultation by their primary care provider) whose primary mental health issue is an anxiety disorder (social anxiety, generalized anxiety, or panic disorder) or depression (major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder) * Able to participate in English language group with up to 10 participants * Able to commit to a virtual biweekly group for about 1.5 hours each group * Able to do virtual group from a private location with camera access * Live in community in Manitoba and plan to stay for 6-month period Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with Bipolar 1 or 2 Disorder (even if current episode depression) * Primary diagnosis of a personality disorder leading to anxiety/depression symptoms (personality disorder traits are not an exclusion criteria) * Patients who already have established longitudinal care with a psychiatrist * Received ECT treatment within past 6 months * Any diagnosis that would significantly impact ability to participate in the group. For example: * Moderate-to-severe substance use disorders (in particular substance use throughout day or inability to attend group without using substances before) * Current psychotic symptoms * Moderate-to-severe intellectual disability or neurocognitive disorder * Current significant eating disorder symptoms (for example resulting in significant weight loss/malnutrition or that take up a significant part of the day either mentally or physically) * Self harm behaviour requiring medical/psychiatric attention or active suicidal ideation/suicide attempts within the past 6 months * Concern about safety of other group members/facilitators if this patient were to join