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CBT for Treatment of Intolerance of Uncertainty

Intolerance of uncertainty usually involves negative emotional, cognitive, and behavioral reactions to uncertain situations, and it has often been associated […]

Posted by hgrossman on June 8, 2021

CBT/MET Therapy Helps Improve Symptoms in Comorbid MDD/AUD Adolescents

A recent, two-year acute phase trial published in Addictive Behaviors found both manual-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and motivation enhancement […]

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Using Pupil Dilation to Screen Depressed Patients for Remission Likelihood with CBT Treatment

Research indicates that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for up to 60% of patients with Major Depressive […]

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Using CBT to Target Body Image Issues in Female College Smokers

A recent study showed that using CBT techniques to target body image issues among female smokers in smoking cessation intervention […]

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Psychotherapy as an epigenetic ‘drug’: psychiatric therapeutics target symptoms linked to malfunctioning brain circuits with psychotherapy as well as with drugs

Psychotherapy may be just as effective as psychopharmacology in treating psychiatric disorders. Psychotherapy focuses on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic prinicples while […]

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First Comparative Study of Early and Delayed CBT Interventions for PTSD

A recent and first comparative study of early and delayed cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) interventions for PTSD found that prolonged […]

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Evaluation of a DVD-Based Self-Help Program in Highly Socially Anxious Individuals – Pilot Study

A recent study published in Behavior Therapy found a CBT-oriented DVD-based self-help program (SHP), to be a potential treatment option […]

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CBT for Depression

Dr. Aaron Beck explains the history of biological and psychological research on depression. He also discusses studies that looked at […]

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From Kafka to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Using Trial-Based Thought Records on Patients with Social Anxiety Disorder

A recent study investigated the efficacy of Trial-Based Thought Records (TBTR) as an alternative to conventional Cognitive Therapy in the […]

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The Shift of EEG Activity in SAD Patients Treated with CBT

Researchers are investigating the neurological effects of therapeutic interventions on patients with a variety of disorders, including PTSD, but few […]

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Beck Institute Scholar Meets with Dr. Aaron Beck

Marcus Huibers, Ph.D., a former Beck Institute Scholar, visited us last week. He has conducted important research in the field […]

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CBT Interventions: The SPIRIT Training Course

Recently, due to important policy changes, there has been a significant increase in the demand for psychologists specializing in CBT […]

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Using CBT and Smart Phones for the Self-Management of Chronic Pain

In this age of technology, internet interventions are becoming more common in the practice of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Chronic […]

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