Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) is a promising treatment that may increase availability of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for psychiatric disorders and other clinical problems. The main objective of this study was to determine the applications, clinical efficacy and cost-effect...

This study provides a meta-analytic review of controlled trials examining cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and pharrnacotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Thirty-five studies, published or presented between 1974 and January 1996, were identified, and provided 61 separate treatm...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) among the 10 most debilitating disorders. The treatments which have been found effective are cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRI). This meta-analysis includes all RCTs of CBT (...

IMPORTANCE Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent mental disorder, with a high risk of chronicity, comorbidity, and functional impairment; PTSD is complicated to treat, and the debate on the best treatment approach is ongoing. OBJECTIVE To examine comparative outcomes and acceptab...

Objective: Informal caregivers (ICs) of patients with cancer and cancer survivors report a number of psychological and physical complaints because of the burden associated with providing care. Given the documented effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on ICs' common psychological complaint...

Objectives The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapies (CBTs) in improving depressive symptoms, disability, and cognition in older adults with depression and cognitive deficits. Design It was performed a systematic search for articles pub...

Purpose of review: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major source of physical and psychiatric morbidity and mortality, and the current overreliance on opioid analgesics has contributed to a burgeoning epidemic in the USA. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment fo...

Background: Investigations of age effects on youth anxiety outcomes in randomized trials (RCTs) of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) have failed to yield a clear result due to inadequate statistical power and methodologic weaknesses. We conducted an individual patient data metaanalysis to address ...

Several reviews have concluded that graded exercise therapy (GET) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be the most efficacious treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The current review extends the evidence for overall and outcome-specific effects of CBT and GET by directly comparing...

Clinical Question Do psychosocial interventions reduce the relapse rate in patients with bipolar disorder? Bottom Line Cognitive behavioral therapy and group psychoeducation reduce the risk of relapse in patients with stable bipolar disorder. (LOE = 1a) Study Design Systematic rev...