Empirically Supported Psychological Treatments for Social Phobia

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 489-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M Fresco ◽  
Richard G Heimberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Psychological Treatments ◽  
Empirically Supported

Empirically Supported Psychological Treatments: EMDR

2012 ◽  
pp. 448-462
Author(s):  
C. Richard Spates ◽  
Sophie Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Psychological Treatments ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Theoretical Mechanism ◽  
Effectiveness Trials ◽  
Empirical Foundation

In this chapter we review the empirical foundation for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reproessing Therapy (EMDR) for posttraumatic stress disorder. We present a brief description of the therapy, critically review recent primary and meta-analytic investigations concerning its efficacy and effectiveness, offer a summary of recent primary investigations that addressed the mechanism of action for EMDR, and based on this overall review, we suggest limitations with recommendations for future research. Recent empirical investigations of the efficacy of EMDR have improved along a number of important dimensions, and these along with the few completed effectiveness trials, position this therapy among evidence-based frontline interventions for PTSD. What is less thoroughly researched, and thus less well understood, are putative models of its theoretical mechanism of action. In addition to continuing specific improvements in research concerning efficacy and effectiveness, we recommend more and higher quality empirical studies of its mechanism of action.

Empirically Supported Psychological Treatments: Cognitive Processing Therapy

2012 ◽  
pp. 438-448
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Chard ◽  
Jennifer Schuster Wachen ◽  
Patricia A. Resick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cognitive Processing Therapy ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
Psychological Treatments ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) has been recognized by the Institute of Medicine (2007) as one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. This chapter provides a brief overview of the CPT session content, the underlying mechanisms of the therapy, a review of the empirically based literature outlining the treatment effectiveness, limitations of the therapy, and areas of future research. In addition, the authors discuss the utility of the various versions of CPT, including cognitive only (CPT-C), group, individual, and combination. Further the research supporting the effectiveness of CPT for treating PTSD related to a variety of traumas, (e.g., combat, child abuse, and rape) and the significant impact CPT can have in areas of mental health related to PTSD (e.g., anger, guilt, social functioning) are described.

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in a Psychology Clinic

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Labrador ◽  
Francisco J. Estupiñá ◽  
Mónica Bernaldo-de-Quirós ◽  
Ignacio Fernández-Arias ◽  
Pablo Alonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Average Cost ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
College Education ◽  
Cost Of Treatment ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Not Otherwise Specified

AbstractPeople with anxiety disorders demand psychological attention most often. Therefore, it seems important to identify both the characteristics of the patients who demand help and the clinical variables related to that demand and its treatment. A cohort of 292 patients who requested help at a university clinical facility was studied. The typical profile of the patient was: being female, young, unmarried, with some college education, and having previously received treatment, especially pharmacological one. The three most frequent diagnoses of anxiety, which include 50% of the cases, were: Anxiety Disorder not otherwise specified, Social Phobia, and Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia. Regarding the characteristics of the intervention, the average duration of the assessment was 3.5 sessions (SD = 1.2), and the duration of the treatment was 14 sessions (SD = 11.2). The percentage of discharges was 70.2%. The average cost of treatment was around €840. The results are discussed, underlining the value of empirically supported treatments for anxiety disorders.

Effectiveness of an empirically supported treatment for social phobia in the field

2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1251-1269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Marie Lincoln ◽  
Winfried Rief ◽  
Kurt Hahlweg ◽  
Monika Frank ◽  
Ines von Witzleben ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Empirically Supported Treatment ◽  
Empirically Supported

Empirically Supported Psychological Treatments

2014 ◽  
Vol 202 (10) ◽  
pp. 699-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawson Church ◽  
David Feinstein ◽  
Julie Palmer-Hoffman ◽  
Phyllis K. Stein ◽  
Anthony Tranguch
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Treatments ◽  
Empirically Supported

Promising Psychological Treatments

2012 ◽  
pp. 462-472
Author(s):  
Megan C. Kearns ◽  
Barbara Olasov Rothbaum
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Psychological Treatments ◽  
Empirically Supported ◽  
Family Based ◽  
The Many ◽  
Number Of Individuals ◽  
Important Progress

Exposure to traumatic events is highly prevalent, which has led to the creation of multiple psychosocial and pharmacological treatment approaches for individuals who subsequently develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite the availability of existing empirically supported treatments for PTSD, research indicates that a significant subset of patients fail to respond to treatment. As a result, there is a great need for the development of novel and innovative treatments that can address the diverse needs of individuals with trauma histories and that can alleviate symptoms of traumatic stress in a greater number of individuals. The following chapter outlines numerous promising treatments, including couple and family-based approaches, technological approaches, emotion-based therapies, pharmacological treatments, and treatments designed to address comorbidity. Although many of these approaches are in preliminary stages of development and require further study, they represent important progress in helping clinicians better serve the many needs of individuals with PTSD.

Sampling of empirically supported psychological treatments from health psychology: Smoking, chronic pain, cancer, and bulimia nervosa.

1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce E. Compas ◽  
David A. F. Haaga ◽  
Francis J. Keefe ◽  
Harold Leitenberg ◽  
David A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Health Psychology ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Bulimia Nervosa ◽  
Psychological Treatments ◽  
Empirically Supported
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