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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,...
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 Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa
Status: Modest Research Support for Post-Hospitalization Relapse Prevention Status: Controversial for Acute Weight Gain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Headache
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Headache Status: Strong Research Support What does this mean? Description When a stressor is perceived, the...
Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
Status: Strong Research Support Behavioral Therapy (BT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for CLBP are terms for psychological interventions...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Status: Modest Research Support Description Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a behavioral therapy that is based on Relational Frame...