Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a behavioral therapy that is based on Relational Frame Theory, a theory of how human language influences...
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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...
Cognitive Therapy (CT) for Bipolar Disorder
Status: Modest Research Support for depression* and Modest Research Support for mania It is important to note that there are many manuals of...
Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy for Depression
The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP; McCollough, 2000) is an integrative therapy for chronically depressed adults that...
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...
Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), and MET plus CBT for Mixed Substance Use/Dependence
Status: Strong Research Support Motivational interviewing (MI) is a brief person-centered clinical method for strengthening clients' motivation for...
Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) for Bipolar Disorder
Status: Modest Research Support for depression Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) is a modification of the Klerman and Weisman...
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...
Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression
Status: Modest Research Support In general, brief dynamic therapies for depression focus on increasing patients' awareness and insight about...
Self-System Therapy for Depression
Status: Modest Research Support Self-System Therapy (SST) is a brief, structured psychotherapy that is based on Higgin's (1997) regulatory focus...
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...