Generalized Anxiety Disorder Benefited More by CBT than by Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Benefited More by CBT than by Short-term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

A recent randomized controlled study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry compared the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) […]

Hopelessness Among Clinically Depressed Youth

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Emily Becker-Weidman, a former staff member of Beck Institute, left us in 2004 to pursue her doctorate in Psychology at […]

Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Anxiety for Terminal Cancer Patients

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Patients suffering from terminal cancer are often plagued by anxiety over disease progression, pain, decreased functioning, and death. Cognitive Behavior […]

Focusing on Long-Term Weight Loss: The Art of the Possible

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Deborah Beck Busis, LCSW Diet Program Coordinator Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy A recent article in the American Journal […]

Workshop Participant Spotlight – Deborah Zwick, PhD

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Meet Deborah Zwick, PhD, a clinical psychologist who traveled to Beck Institute from Vail, Colorado. She, along with 41 other […]

Workshop Participant Spotlight – Pablo Alonso

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

As a therapist in Madrid, Pablo knew he wanted to improve his skills and, after reading many of both Drs. Beck’s […]

How to Know if Therapy is Working

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

In many cases, it’s difficult for clients to know whether they’re making progress because therapists do not necessarily state the […]

Grant Porteous, LMSW and Kevin DeBruyn, LMSW – Workshop Participant Spotlights

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Traveling from Traverse City, Michigan, Kevin and Grant attended the 2-day CBT for Weight Loss and Maintenance workshop taught by […]

Worry and Worriers

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Judith S. Beck, PhD Worry, as defined by Clark and Beck (2012) is “a persistent, repetitive, and uncontrollable chain of […]

A Day of Giving

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Investing in the future of CBT. An important part of our non-profit mission is improving the quality of CBT that is […]

Cathryn Prendergast – Workshop Participant Spotlight

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Traveling all the way from Perth, Australia, Cathryn is a psychologist at the Hollywood Clinic, a private hospital, where she […]

CBT for Perinatal Distress

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Amy Wenzel, Ph.D., ABPP Beck Institute Faculty Perinatal distress is defined as depression or anxiety experienced by women who are […]

The Link between Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Positive Psychology

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

  Dennis Greenberger, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine     Originally published June 2014, Advances in Cognitive Therapy – a Joint […]

Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effects on Post-Treatment Suicide Attempts in a Military Sample: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial With 2-Year Follow-Up

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Abstract Objective:  The authors evaluated the effectiveness of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for the prevention of suicide attempts in military […]

RCT of a Brief Phone-Based CBT Intervention to Improve PTSD Treatment Utilization by Returning Service Members

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Abstract Worried about their reputation and career prospects, returning service members with PTSD may avoid seeking treatment. In a randomized […]

UK national guidelines emphasize CBT for children and adolescents

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

A recent article in Current Opinion in Psychiatry summarized the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical […]

For children and adolescents, psychological harm of traumatic events reduced by CBT

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

In a review in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, it was noted that children and adolescents who experience psychological […]

CT reduces cerebral atrophy in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Researchers from Raboud University Nijmegen investigated whether Cognitive Therapy (CT) affected the cerebral atrophy of patients suffering from Chronic Fatigue […]

Role of therapist competence in CBT for Depression

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

The role of therapist competence in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outcomes was the subject of a naturalistic process-outcome study conducted […]

Child and adolescent Anxiety: Most effective treatments combine CBT and pharmacotherapy

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Authors of a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that anxiety disorders in children and adolescents […]