Tag Archives: CBT

Special issue: CBT training, supervision and implementation

Cognitive Behavior Therapy invites researchers, educators, and practitioners in the field of psychotherapy to contribute to a special issue focused on “CBT Training, Supervision and Implementation”. We welcome original research articles, theoretical papers, case studies, and review articles that explore innovative approaches, best practices, and emerging trends in psychotherapy training, …

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Predictors of relapse and recurrence following cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety-related disorders: A systematic review

Many randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression and anxiety problems. However, many patients who receive CBT often do not maintain their positive outcomes after treatment, and instead experience a relapse of symptoms. The common occurrence of relapse after CBT not …

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Guided self-help CBT, for whom is it effective?

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can effectively treat common mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia and stress-related disorders. However, access to treatment is low and few patients receive adequate treatment. Studies show that CBT is an effective treatment also when delivered as guided self-help, where therapists give support to some …

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Meta-analysis of the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on the core eating disorder maintaining mechanisms: Implications for mechanisms of therapeutic change

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is the most effective psychological treatment for a variety of eating disorder presentations in adults. However, little is known about how, why, or through what mechanisms, CBT achieves its effects. The cognitive theory that underpins cognitive-behavioural treatment proposes that CBT “works” through modifying dietary restraint and dysfunctional …

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Transdiagnostic group CBT for anxiety disorders: the unified protocol in mental health services

Comorbidity among the anxiety disorders is common and may negatively impact treatment outcome. Potentially, transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) deal more effectively with comorbidity than standard CBT. The present study tested the effectiveness of The Unified Protocol (UP) applied to Mental Health Services. Pre-post-treatment effects were examined for psychiatric outpatients with …

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