Basic premise: Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy or RO DBT significantly differs from other treatment approaches, most notably by linking...
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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,...
Systematic Treatment Selection for General Outpatient Populations
Basic premise: STS is an evidence based treatment that uses empirical principles to compile an integrated treatment plan to identify procedures that...
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...
Exposure Therapies for Specific Phobias
Status: Strong Research Support Exposure-based therapies reflect a variety of behavioral approaches that are all based on exposing the phobic...
Applied Relaxation for Panic Disorder
Status: Modest Research Support Applied relaxation involves first identifying situations in which panic is likely, as well as early panic cues;...
Paradoxical Intention for Insomnia
Status: Strong Research Support Paradoxical intention is a cognitive technique that consists of persuading a patient to engage in his or her most...
Guided Self-Change for Mixed Substance Use/Dependence
Status: Modest Research Support Guided Self-Change (GSC) Treatment for substance use disorders integrates cognitive-behavioral, motivational...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Status: Information under development; update pending. Please refer to APA's Clinical Practice Guidelines for the treatment of PTSD. Description Eye...
Stimulus Control Therapy for Insomnia
Status: Strong Research Support The main goal in stimulus control therapy is to reduce the anxiety or conditioned arousal individuals may feel when...
Sleep Restriction Therapy for Insomnia
Status: Strong Research Support Sleep restriction therapy utilizes a form of systematic sleep deprivation in which a sleep window is established and...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Mixed Anxiety Disorders
Basic premise: ACT is about both acceptance and change. Clients are encouraged to let go of the struggle to change unwanted thoughts and emotions;...