Table 1 A Description of the eight modules for the transdiagnostic unified protocol in the intervention group

1. Preliminary module

1

Focusing on enhancing motivation and readiness for change and treatment engagement

2. Psychoeducation

2

Educating patients on the nature of emotions and providing a framework for understanding their emotional experiences

3. Present focused awareness

3 – 4

Increasing present focused emotion awareness

4. Cognitive flexibility

5 – 7

Increasing cognitive flexibility

5. Emotion-driven behaviors

8 – 11

Identifying and preventing patterns of emotion avoidance and maladaptive emotion-driven behaviors

6. Emotion awareness and tolerance

12 - 15

Increasing awareness and tolerance of emotion-related physical sensations

7. Exposure

16 – 17

Interoceptive and situation-based emotion focused exposure

8. Summary

18 (or earlier if required)

Summarizing the relevant techniques attained and developing relapse prevention strategies.