Psychological Treatments Archive (Chambless)

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...

Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorder

Status: Strong Research Support for mania and Modest Research Support for depression Psychoeducation treatment involves providing patients with...

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...

Cognitive Therapy for Depression

Basic premise: Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive theory of depression proposes that persons susceptible to depression develop inaccurate/unhelpful core...