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Walser, Robyn D.; Westrup, Darrah – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT, Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999) is a behaviorally based intervention designed to target and reduce experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion (holding the thoughts in one's mind to be literally true) while at the same time helping clients to make powerful life enhancing behavioral changes that are in line…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Values, Therapy, Counseling Techniques
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Chapman, Alexander L. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are both innovative behavioral treatments that incorporate mindfulness practices and acceptance-based interventions into their treatment packages. Although there are many similarities between these treatments, including the fact that they are part of a newer "wave" in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Intervention
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Zautra, Alex J.; Davis, Mary C.; Reich, John W.; Nicassio, Perry; Tennen, Howard; Finan, Patrick; Kratz, Anna; Parrish, Brendt; Irwin, Michael R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This research examined whether cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness interventions that target responses to chronic stress, pain, and depression reduce pain and improve the quality of everyday life for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The 144 RA participants were clustered into groups of 6-10 participants and randomly assigned to 1 of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Diaries, Therapy, Depression (Psychology)
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Fresco, David M.; Segal, Zindel V.; Buis, Tom; Kennedy, Sydney – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
Z. V. Segal et al. (2006) demonstrated that depressed patients treated to remission through either antidepressant medication (ADM) or cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), but who evidenced mood-linked increases in dysfunctional thinking, showed elevated rates of relapse over 18 months. The current study sought to evaluate whether treatment response…
Descriptors: Patients, Depression (Psychology), Correlation, Drug Therapy
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Molina, Brooke S. G.; Flory, Kate; Hinshaw, Stephen P.; Greiner, Andrew R.; Arnold, L. Eugene; Swanson, James M.; Hechtman, Lily; Jensen, Peter S.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Hoza, Betsy; Pelham, William E.; Elliott, Glen R.; Wells, Karen C.; Abikoff, Howard B.; Gibbons, Robert D.; Marcus, Sue; Conners, C. Keith; Epstein, Jeffery N.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; March, John S.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Severe, Joanne B.; Wigal, Timothy – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To compare delinquent behavior and early substance use between the children in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD (MTA; N = 487) and those in a local normative comparison group (n = 272) at 24 and 36 months postrandomization and to test whether these outcomes were predicted by the randomly assigned treatments and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Delinquency, Behavior Modification, Therapy
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Lindenboim, Noam; Comtois, Katherine Anne; Linehan, Marsha M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2007
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and suicidal behavior that has been replicated with a variety of populations. Patients' practice of behavioral skills taught in the group skills training component of DBT may be partly responsible for the positive treatment outcomes according…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Females, Behavior Modification, Suicide
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Interian, Alejandro; Diaz-Martinez, Angelica M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2007
The purpose of this paper is to outline considerations for adapting cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to Hispanic patients who have recently immigrated, particularly those presenting with depressive symptoms. Culturally competent CBT is framed within a model originally proposed by Rogler and his colleagues (1987). The considerations outlined by…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Culture, Patients, Hispanic Americans, Therapy
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Diamond, Gary M.; Diamond, Guy S.; Hogue, Aaron – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2007
This study examined the fidelity of attachment-based family therapy (ABFT) for depressed adolescents. Trained observers used the therapist behavior rating scale (3rd version) to code therapist behaviors in 45 sessions of ABFT and 45 sessions each from two empirically based treatments for adolescent substance abusers: multidimensional family…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Rating Scales, Adolescents, Family Counseling
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Hughes, Carroll W.; Emslie, Graham J.; Crismon, M. Lynn; Posner, Kelly; Birmaher, Boris; Ryan, Neal; Jensen, Peter; Curry, John; Vitiello, Benedetto; Lopez, Molly; Shon, Steve P.; Pliszka, Steven R.; Trivedi, Madhukar H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To revise and update consensus guidelines for medication treatment algorithms for childhood major depressive disorder based on new scientific evidence and expert clinical consensus when evidence is lacking. Method: A consensus conference was held January 13-14, 2005, that included academic clinicians and researchers, practicing…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Psychosis, Depression (Psychology), Clinical Experience
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Hopko, D. R.; Robertson, S. M. C.; Colman, L. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
In recent years there has been increased focus on evaluating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for cancer patients. Among the several limitations inherent to these programs of research, few studies have targeted patients with well-diagnosed clinical depression and little is known about factors that best predict treatment outcome and…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Cancer, Patients, Depression (Psychology)
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Stankus, Tony – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2008
Psychologists, social workers, and school counselors are increasingly adding neurofeedback (NFT), a controversial alternative or complementary therapy to their treatment plans for patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. NFT involves training the patient in self-regulation of brain wave patterns, employing a standard diagnostic…
Descriptors: Operant Conditioning, Brain, Diagnostic Tests, Biofeedback
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Feske, Ulrike – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
Twenty-one female psychiatric outpatients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are randomly assigned to prolonged exposure (PE; n = 9) for PTSD or treatment as usual (TAU; n = 12). Participants are predominately low income and African American with complex trauma and psychiatric histories. Treatment is delivered by community…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Females, African Americans
Gray, Steven G.; And Others – 1980
Seventy citations (1886-1980) on psychological and environmental treatment of asthma are reviewed. Information is analyzed for the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): assessment of asthma (self report, activity restriction, medical examination); behavior therapy (relaxation procedures, biofeedback, operant techniques); dynamic…
Descriptors: Asthma, Behavior Modification, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Lowenstein, L. F. – 1978
Literature on treatment approaches used with autistic children was reviewed and the effects of two treatment approaches, psychotherapy and behavior therapy, on three autistic children (10 to 15 years old) were investigated. Data from the literature was considered in light of the following questions: What are the aims or goals in treating autistic…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Children, Exceptional Child Research
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Kendall, Philip C.; Finch, Jr., A. J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
From a population of 20 children, the treatment group received six sessions of verbal self-instructions via modeling with response-cost contingent upon efforts during training, and controls received similar training without specific treatment. Two self-report measures and teacher and staff ratings of locus of conflict did not show treatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Children, Day Care, Emotional Problems
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