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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

Relias

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one method that can help kids and teens in your community in need of mental health care get the attention they deserve. What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? CBT is generally short-term and goal-oriented, focusing on helping clients deal with specific problems.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Our field has accumulated a lot of empirical support for the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating a wide range of mental and behavioral health problems. That said, I-CBT is already becoming antiquated as the ubiquity and convenience of smartphones take hold. Smartphones are now owned by 81% of adults in the U.S.,

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

for example, 20% of individuals recall meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) at some point in their lives (Hasin et al., Although CBTs are effective, many individuals remain symptomatic after treatment.

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Diversity Spotlight: Nadine A. Chang, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

Dr. Chang’s primary research interests are centered around the implementation and dissemination of cognitive-behavioral interventions for suicide prevention, psychosis, and other severe and persistent mental illnesses, as well as Asian American mental health. Learning CBT for psychosis from Dr. Beck was invaluable.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Outcomes in Anxiety: We’re Halfway There

Society of Clinical Psychology

Levy, Springer, and Tolin discuss a recent meta-analytic review of remission in CBT for anxiety disorders published in Clinical Psychology Review. . The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders is well established, at least in terms of pre- to post-treatment reductions in anxiety severity.

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the referenced article, the Inventory of Therapeutic Interventions and Skills (Boyle et al., how they implemented interventions with patients and how they communicated, showed empathy etc.) Therapist interventions and skills as predictors of dropout in outpatient psychotherapy. Psychiatric Quarterly, 51 (4), 271–279.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety: An Overview and Future Directions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), deemed a “well-established” intervention for the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety (Hollon & Beck, 2013), typically addresses anxiety using a two-pronged approach. comorbid disorders, family dysfunction), moving the field toward the ultimate goal of person-centered intervention.

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