Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Author(s):  
Nancy P. Kropf ◽  
Sherry M. Cummings

In Chapter 4, “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-Based Practice,” research on the use of CBT with older adults is summarized and evaluated. Fifteen meta-analyses and systematic reviews published between 2000 and 2015 are presented. The most developed area of research on CBT effectiveness with older clients is on depression and anxiety outcomes. A smaller, but still substantial, literature focuses on outcomes of CBT for insomnia. While research on the effectiveness of CBT with older adults is not as encompassing as that for younger populations, it is, nonetheless, substantive and, thus far, more advanced than that of most other psychotherapeutic interventions used with older adults. Research suggests that CBT with older clients is as effective as other psychotherapeutic interventions, with superior results in decreasing the negative outcomes of anxiety. In administration, CBT is a flexible approach that has utility across a variety of settings and contexts.

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviana M. Wuthrich

This article discusses potential adaptations to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) needed when working with older adults. Although CBT has been demonstrated to be efficacious in older anxious populations in meta-analyses, more research is needed to better understand the efficacy of CBT for the individual anxiety disorders, for older adults aged 80 years and older, and the efficacy of individual CBT elements. Despite normal age-related reductions in cognitive and physical abilities, most research suggests that only minor adaptations to CBT, if any, are needed for older adults. More significant adaptations relate to therapist attitudes and beliefs rather than the pragmatic CBT delivery, for example, negative attitudes related to aging and the likely benefit of CBT. Despite normal age-related declines in some cognitive domains, research to date suggests that normal cognitive changes do not significantly impact on treatment outcomes over the course of CBT; a case example is presented.


Author(s):  
David R. Grove ◽  
Gilbert J. Greene ◽  
Mo Yee Lee

A review of the major evidence based, manualized trauma treatments, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy, and exposure therapy is offered. Common treatment characteristics are identified and listed. Meta-analyses of their comparative effectiveness and overall efficacy are provided. Serious concerns related to real world treatment dropout rates reported by several meta-analyses are identified. Lack of flexibility by all of the approaches is identified as a key driver producing dropouts.


SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A144-A144
Author(s):  
Kathleen O’Hora ◽  
Beatriz Hernandez ◽  
Laura Lazzeroni ◽  
Jamie Zeitzer ◽  
Leah Friedman ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction The prevalence of insomnia complaints in older adults is 30–48%, compared to 10–15% in the general population. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is a first-line, non-pharmacological sleep treatment for Insomnia. However, the relative impact of Behavioral (BT) and Cognitive (CT) components compared to that of CBT-I in older adults is unknown. Methods 128 older adults with insomnia were randomized to receive CBT-I, BT, or CT. Sleep diaries and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) were collected pre- and post-treatment and at a 6-month follow-up. We conducted split-plot linear mixed models with age and sex as covariates to assess within and between subject changes to test effects of group, time, and their interaction on ISI, sleep onset latency (SOL), wake after sleep onset (WASO), total sleep time (TST), time in bed (TIB), sleep efficiency (SE), and percent of treatment responders (ISI decrease>7) and remitters (ISI<8). Effect size (d) was calculated by dividing the difference between means by the root-mean-squared error of the mixed effects model. Results All treatments lead to a significant improvement across outcome measures at post-treatment (p’s<0.001) and 6-months (p’s<0.01), with the exception of TIB, response, and remission. For TIB, there was a significant Group x Time interaction (p<0.001): while all treatments significantly reduced TIB post-treatment relative to baseline, CBT-I (p<0.001,d=-2.26) and BT (p<0.001,d=-1.59) performed significantly better than CT (p=0.003, d=-0.68). In contrast, at 6-months CBT-I (p<0.001,d=-1.16) performed significantly better at reducing TIB than CT (p=0.195,d=-0.24) or BT (p=0.023,d=-0.61) relative to baseline. There was also a non-significant trend for a Group x Time interaction for remission status (p=0.062). Whereas, the percentage of remitters within all groups post-treatment did not differ from chance (p>0.234), at 6 months, the percentage of remitters was significantly higher than chance in CBT-I (73.63%,p=0.026) and BT (78.08%,p=0.012), but not CT (47.85%,p=0.826). There were no other significant time or interaction effects (all p>0.05). Conclusion CBT-I and its components are effective in improving subjective insomnia symptoms in older adults. Evidence suggests CBT-I may be superior to either CT or BT alone in improving TIB in older adults. Support (if any) NIMHR01MH101468; MIRECC at VAPAHCS


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 153473542110061
Author(s):  
Feng Liu ◽  
Sheng-nan Fu ◽  
Yan-zhu Chen ◽  
Ou-ying Yan ◽  
Fei Tong ◽  
...  

Purpose: This retrospective study investigated the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on depression, anxiety, response rates, and adverse events in patients with locoregional advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods: A total of 269 patients with diagnosis of stage III-IVA NPC received either CBT plus chemoradiotherapy (CBT group, n = 136) or treatment as usual (TAU) plus chemoradiotherapy (TAU group, n = 133). Patients in the CBT group received a series of 6 CBT sessions for 6 weeks during concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Depression and anxiety were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score at baseline, the completion of radiotherapy, and 6, 12, and 24 months after radiotherapy. Response rates and adverse events were also evaluated. Results: Patients in the CBT group showed significantly less depression and anxiety than patients in the TAU group after the completion of radiotherapy ( P < .05). Complete response rates were 99.3% (135/136) and 92.5% (123/133) in the CBT group and TAU group with a small effect size (Phi coefficient = .171), respectively ( P = .005). Compared with the TAU group, the CBT group showed a significantly lower incidence of acute adverse events and late toxic effects. Conclusions: The addition of CBT to chemoradiotherapy significantly reduced depressive and anxiety symptoms. CBT combined with chemoradiotherapy is associated with improved response rates, with reduced incidence of toxic effects in patients with locoregional advanced NPC. Based on this study, we registered a randomized controlled clinical trials to better define the role of CBT in patients with locoregional advanced NPC (Registration number: ChiCTR2000034701).


2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A. Nieuwsma ◽  
Ranak B. Trivedi ◽  
Jennifer McDuffie ◽  
Ian Kronish ◽  
Dinesh Benjamin ◽  
...  

Objective: Because evidence-based psychotherapies of 12 to 20 sessions can be perceived as too lengthy and time intensive for the treatment of depression in primary care, a number of studies have examined abbreviated psychotherapy protocols. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of brief psychotherapy (i.e., < 8 sessions) for depression. Methods: We used combined literature searches in PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and an Internet-accessible database of clinical trials of psychotherapy to conduct two systematic searches: one for existing systematic reviews and another for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Included studies examined evidence-based psychotherapy(s) of eight or fewer sessions, focused on adults with depression, contained an acceptable control condition, were published in English, and used validated measures of depressive symptoms. Results: We retained 2 systematic reviews and 15 RCTs evaluating cognitive behavioral therapy, problem-solving therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. The systematic reviews found brief psychotherapies to be more efficacious than control, with effect sizes ranging from −0.33 to −0.25. Our meta-analysis found six to eight sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy to be more efficacious than control (ES −0.42, 95% CI −0.74 to −0.10, I2 = 56%). A sensitivity analysis controlled for statistical heterogeneity but showed smaller treatment effects (ES −0.24, 95% CI −0.42 to −0.06, I2 = 0%). Conclusions: Depression can be efficaciously treated with six to eight sessions of psychotherapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy and problem-solving therapy. Access to non-pharmacologic treatments for depression could be improved by training healthcare providers to deliver brief psychotherapies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 844-850
Author(s):  
Angela Yun Kim ◽  
Gi-Hwan Ryu ◽  
Hyunseok Choi ◽  
June Choi ◽  
Gi Jung Im ◽  
...  

Cognitive behavioral therapy, first introduced by Beck in the 1950s to treat depression by integrating cognitive and behavioral therapies, is now an established psychotherapy technique used to treat insomnia, chronic pain, and anxiety. Currently, cognitive behavioral therapy is widely used to treat tinnitus in European countries, and the efficacy and safety of the treatment have been proven through randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses. Although interest in cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus is increasing in Korea, there are limited reports. Because many studies so far have targeted patients in Western countries, it is difficult to apply the same to domestic patients due to cultural and linguistic differences, the absence of standardized guidelines, and limitations in clinic hours. We experienced various cases in which tinnitus was effectively treated simultaneously with pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, so here we report an introduction to the program along with a literature review. Cognitive behavioral therapy was performed as a 4-week program in our hospital, and progress was evaluated through Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) and tinnitus handicap inventory (THI). After each weekly 20-minute individual counseling session, a take-home writing task was given to the patient. The main goal was to guide the patient to discover and correct automatic thoughts related to their tinnitus symptoms. This paper aimed to introduce a specific scheme on how to perform cognitive behavioral therapy for domestic tinnitus patients.


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