Adding cognitive behavioral therapy -- an approach that teaches skills for handling life challenges and revising negative thought patterns -- to pharmaceutical treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder significantly improved symptom control in a study of adult patients.
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August 25, 2010
May 22, 2010
Cognitive behavioral therapy for depression over the phone: Can it work on its own?
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Psychologists are always looking for novel ways to provide therapy in an effort to reach more people and keep them in therapy until it has had a chance to impact symptoms. As a result, we...
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February 27, 2010
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Beneficial And Low Cost Treatment For Back Pain
An article published in this week's issue of The Lancet reports that group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can reduce low-back pain at a low cost to the health-care provider. Furthermore, one year after the start of treatment, the improvement was sustained. Ranked as one of the top three most disabling conditions in the developed World, persistent low-back pain is increasingly common...
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January 23, 2010
New podcasts from BehaviorTherapist.com
by Joye C. Anestis Our friends at the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Center of Western North Carolina (BehaviorTherapist.com) have released two new excellent podcasts, geared toward both consumers and professionals. We at PBB are continually impressed the the caliber of individuals that...
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January 21, 2010
A Reader Comments on CBT and Hypnotics
In his Putting Research Into Practice column, "Practical Implications of a Study on Treating Chronic Insomnia," (Psychiatric Times, Dec 2009, Vol XXVI, No 12, p 8) Dr Rajnish Mago described a study of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and hypnotics in 160 subjects with chronic insomnia, 15% with a comorbid psychiatric diagnosis.
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December 29, 2009
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety and Depression
For both depression and anxiety disorders in youths, there is increasing evidence of clinical benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
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December 5, 2009
“It’s a Wonderful Life” – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
As the holiday season is upon us, now is a good time to consider cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression. Ironically, the all-time Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life," directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, presents the fundamental elements in CBT.CBT is the new buzzword for psychotherapy - as Freudian psychoanalysis once was. Every therapist now claims
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December 2, 2009
Cognitive behavioral therapy and relapse prevention - December 2009 Psychotherapy Brown Bag featured article
by John Ludgate, Ph.D. There is a good deal of support in the literature (see a review by Hollon et al; 2006 ) for the idea that cognitive-behavioral approaches appear to reduce relapse rates in some emotional disorders, especially depression...
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October 16, 2009
Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for schizophrenia: An effectiveness trial
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Today's article aims to accomplish two tasks: first, to continue our coverage of effectiveness trials for empirically supported treatments (ESTs) and second, to add to our thus far limited coverage of schizophrenia. Let me clarify...
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