Peter Joseph Norton

[ 1 ] - O4: Trans-Diagnostic CBT and Comorbidity in the Anxiety Disorders

Recent research from a number of clinical trials has shown that Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is efficacious, having shown comparable effects on primary anxiety disorder diagnoses as traditional diagnosis-specific CBT, and highly economical for treatment providers. However, a majority of anxiety disorder patients present with two or more “comorbid” diagnoses at once. Given that T...

[ 2 ] - W2: Clinical Training Workshop: Transdiagnostic Group CBT for Anxiety Disorders

This workshop is an evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) training for mental health professionals and counselling graduate students in group therapy for anxiety disorders. The “transdiagnostic” approach is gaining widespread acceptance because it enables therapists to treat a variety of anxiety disorders using a common group protocol. Training will focus specifically on delivering ...

[ 3 ] - W5: Children and Anxiety

It is estimated that 8-22% of children and adolescents experience anxiety during their childhood. Different forms of anxiety, such as social anxiety, separation anxiety, etc. may affect the normal life of children and influence their mental health through their life. Some anxious children will grow out of their problems, but others will keep having trouble with anxiety unless they get professio...