BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Identifying for whom and under what conditions a treatment is most effective is an essential step toward personalized medicine. The current study examined pre-treatment physiological and behavioral variables as predictors and moderators of outcome in a randomized clinical trial comparing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for...

conclusion tf-cbt for patients with acute stress disorder has been shown to be efficacious in reducing the likelihood of subsequent development of ptsd. despite the impressive level of empirical support for tf-cbt, many professionals remain unaware of its advantages and many children and parents who could benefit do not receive such treatment. further more, in iran, there may not yet be any tf-...

the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (cbt) and eye movement desensiti­zation and reprocessing (emdr) in reducing ptsd symptoms severity among iranian children 20 months after the 2008 qeshm earthquake. this study follows an experimental design with randomized pre-test post-test to control the internal and external validity of the study. in this st...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to provide a narrative review of the current state of knowledge of the role of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the management of chronic nonspecific back pain. METHODS A literature search on all studies published up until July 2012 (PubMed and PsycINFO) was performed. The search string consisted of 4 steps: cognitive behavioral therapy/treatment/manageme...

A cognitive-behavioral guided self-help conducted by lay providers (CBT-GSH-LP) had been shown to be effective in treating anxiety and may help facilitate access treatment. The first objective of this study was assess the acceptability CBT-GSH-LP for Generalised Anxiety Disorder adults aged 60 over. Its compared that same treatment a psychotherapist (CBT- GSH-PSY) face-to-face cognitive behavio...

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...

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) has strong evidence of its effectiveness to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in children and is commonly utilized in mental health settings. Some state licensing and oversight authorities have mandated that providers use TF-CBT for children under their care and for whom they provide funding for treatment services. These mandates are often...

Sleep medicine in general and psychology in particular have recently developed cognitive behavioral treatment for narcolepsy (CBT-N). Despite a growing interest in this topic, most studies since 2007 have reviewed CBT applications for other sleep disorders. Currently, 6 reviews have been published on narcolepsy, with an expert consensus being reached that CBT represented an important adjunctive...

In this article, the authors assess the successes, remaining challenges, and new developments in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders. They define CBT, examine treatment components, review treatment efficacy, and discuss the challenges of attrition, long-term follow-up, co-occurring/comorbid disorders, limited treatment comparisons, treatment mediators, and broader implement...