Status: Controversial The Healthy Weight Program for bulimia nervosa consists of six sessions designed to help the patient engage in weight control...
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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...
Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) for Schizophrenia
Status: Modest Research Support Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) focuses on teaching illness self-management to persons with serious mental...
Supported Employment for Schizophrenia
Status: Strong Research Support Supported Employment (SE; also known as Individual Placement and Support) is an approach to vocational...
Social Skills Training (SST) for Schizophrenia
Status: Strong Research Support SST uses the principles of behavior therapy to teach communication skills, assertiveness skills, and other skills...
Social Learning/Token Economy Programs for Schizophrenia
Status: Strong Research Support Token economy programs are generally used in long-term care setting such as long-stay inpatient units and...
Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
Basic premise: Active and structured family involvement in the treatment of adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa significantly increases the...
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...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder
Basic premise: Dietary restraint leads to binge eating, which leads to further dietary restraint. Thus, reducing dietary restriction via cognitive...
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...