Status: Information under development; update pending. Please refer to APA's Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of PTSD. Description...
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Prize-Based Contingency Management for Alcohol Use Disorders
Status: Modest Research Support Contingency management (CM) treatments evolved from basic behavioral research demonstrating that a behavior that is...
Relaxation Training for Insomnia
Status: Strong Research Support In relaxation-based treatments, patients are taught formal exercises focused on reducing somatic tension (e.g.,...
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Basic premise: repeated exposure to trauma-related thoughts, feelings, and situations can help reduce the power they have to cause distress Essence...
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Basic premise: changing the content of cognitions about a trauma can impact emotional and behavioral responses to the trauma Essence of...
Stress Inoculation Training for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Status: Modest Research Support Stress Inoculation Training involves teaching coping skills to manage stress and anxiety. This may include training...
Seeking Safety for PTSD with Substance Use Disorder
Status: Strong Research Support Seeking Safety is a present-focused therapy to help people attain safety from trauma/PTSD and substance abuse. The...
Accelerated Resolution Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Basic premise: Post-traumatic stress can be caused by exposure to war, natural disasters, sexual assault, physical and emotional abuse, accidents,...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Basic premise: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common gastrointestinal disorder, affecting up to 15% of adults worldwide. Lacking a...
Biofeedback-Based Treatments for Insomnia
Status: Modest Research Support Biofeedback is a training technique that conveys information about a patients’ bodily functions that are typically...
Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorders
Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcohol use Disorders (ABCT) is an outpatient treatment for individuals with alcohol use disorders and their intimate...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa
Status: Modest Research Support for Post-Hospitalization Relapse Prevention Status: Controversial for Acute Weight Gain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...