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Should I Do This or Should I Do That?: CBT for Indecision

Indecision can be defined as the inability or hesitancy to make a decision quickly, or experiencing difficulty making decisions. Indecision can become problematic when it causes an individual emotional distress or leads to negative consequences.

Using CBT to Respond to COVID-19

The absence of consistent and reliable information about the coronavirus seems to be increasing people’s anxiety. They often think, “I […]

Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Anxiety for Terminal Cancer Patients

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

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

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

CBT Meta-Analysis Review is Most Downloaded Article in CPR

It looks as if the research efficacy of Cognitive Therapy is becoming more well-known. Clinical Psychology Review is a peer-reviewed […]

PTSD Symptoms Benefited by Early Intervention CBT

A recent meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) delivered within a 3-month […]

Generalized Anxiety Disorder — CBT Benefits Older Adults in Primary Care

The results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA indicate that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) can be effective for […]

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

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

Japan: Social Anxiety Disorder shows positive response to group CBT

A study in BMC Psychiatry reported that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) was […]

CBT cutting down on the sweat in patients with hyperhidrosis

Hyperhidrosis, a condition that causes excessive sweating, is brought on by a combination of the body’s temperature regulating system and […]

CBT reduces fear and restores function for patients after cardiac defibrillator implantation

A recent article in Current Psychiatry reviews the negative effects on quality of life for people who receive an implantable […]

Refractory angina (chronic chest pain) positively affected by CBT

People with chronic refractory angina are frequently hospitalized with severe chest pain. A recent study in the Journal of Pain […]

Short-term CBT in a partial-hospital setting

  Patients in partial-hospital settings live at home but come to the hospital three to five days a week to […]

Late-life anxiety: CBT beneficial for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in geriatric patients

In a recent Psychology and Aging review of treatments for geriatric anxiety disorders, CBT for late-life generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) […]

There’s nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so…

Does Shakespeare’s famous maxim apply to head injury? According to a new study, the answer is yes. Researchers recently looked at […]

Cognitive Restructuring Group

We recently received the following update from Kevin Benbow about the positive effects of teaching Cognitive Restructuring in a group […]

Forbes Magazine: Patient Fix Thyself… Cognitive Behavior Therapy… may be better than Prozac

  “Dump the Couch! And ditch the Zoloft. A new therapy revolution is here,” says the cover of the April, 2007 […]

Alternatives to Drugs for Hyperactive Children? Psychotherapy Can Help

  A recent NY Times article talks about the prevalence of ADHD in children, and parents who want to avoid drugs […]

Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy is Effective for Severe Health Anxiety

OBJECTIVE: A sudden gain is defined as a large and stable individual improvement occurring between two consecutive treatment sessions. Sudden […]

Internet-Based CBT is Effective for Panic Disorder

OBJECTIVE: Guided Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) for panic disorder has been shown to be efficacious in several randomized controlled […]