The present Beat the Blues Program is based in a cognitive-behavioral model. It has been developed as an 8-module group treatment program for 8-10 participants and is usually run over 8 weeks. Each module focuses on aspects of the model and provides exercises, strategies, and techniques for understanding and dealing with depression and anxiety.…

Preventing youth from dropping out of school is an enormous challenge for school systems, especially students who display aggressive behaviors at school. While many aspects of managing student behavior in the classroom are challenging, chronic and severe aggressive behaviors are most difficult to manage. The aggressive student is often…

Presents several new rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) songs. Claims that the songs may be used in both academic and therapeutic settings as a humorous way to address cognitive distortions or irrational beliefs. Reports that students and clients have responded favorably to these songs. (RJM)

This article presents information on the symptoms and signs of adolescent depression and proposes some types of prevention approaches practical in the school setting. Describes specific cognitive-behavioral therapy strategies that can be integrated into school-based prevention and intervention activities. (Contains 50 references.) (GCP)

Assessed face validity of teacher-implemented program based on cognitive behavior modification principles and procedures for primary prevention of test anxiety among elementary school students, as evaluated by teachers (N=24) and students (N=248). Found from a phenomenological perspective results lend support to the feasibility of the program.…

Randomly assigned 79 couples seeking treatment for relationship distress to behavioral marital therapy, insight-oriented marital therapy or waiting list. Both therapies resulted in significant improvements in self-reports of global marital accord and, to lesser extent, in reduction of overall psychological distress and in enhancement of…

A meta-analysis of 28 studies was conducted to review the effectiveness of Beck's cognitive therapy for depression, and to compare cognitive therapy with other modes of therapy. Results documented a greater degree of change for cognitive therapy compared with a waiting list or no-treatment control, pharmacotherapy, behavior therapy, and other…

Reports on the results of a survey designed to explore the views of educational psychologists about their use of behavior modification with clients. Summarizes the responses of a random sample of educational psychologists practicing in the United Kingdom. Finds that most respondents do not implement behavior modification in the traditional manner.…

Investigated prediction of therapeutic alliance from patient pretreatment characteristics among 60 elderly depressed outpatients treated in behavioral, cognitive, and brief dynamic psychotherapy. Found that higher degree of patient defensiveness was related to lower patient contribution to alliance as reflected in patient commitment and working…

Compared participants' verbal response modes (VRM) in exploratory and prescriptive psychotherapies. Each client received eight sessions of each treatment with same therapist throughout. Therapist and client utterances were coded for each of 39 clients. Found large therapist VRM differences between treatments, consistent with theoretically…

Conducted controlled clinical trial involving 44 children with recurrent abdominal pain randomly assigned to cognitive-behavioral family intervention (CBFI) or standard pediatric care (SPC). Both treatments resulted in significant improvements on measures of pain intensity and pain behavior. CBFI group had higher rate of complete elimination of…

Describes Cognitive Behavior Education (CBE) as intervention with elementary children at risk. Presents characteristics of children at risk; provides overview of cognitive behavior theory; and discusses CBE, cognitive behavior interventions, and implementation issues. Asserts that, through play, classroom guidance, and interactive activities with…

Developed and evaluated psychological intervention for depression in Young Offenders. Recognizing pressure on clinical teams to be both cost and time effective, it was decided to pilot Barkham's 2+1 format in prison setting. Results suggest that depression in prisons can be treated with cognitive-behavioral techniques and that 2+1 format may be…

Social skills training practices for persons with mental retardation are summarized, along with reasons for their lack of maintenance and generalization. A cognitive-behavioral definition and model of social competence and social skills are described, which unify social learning concepts with recent research and practice and focus on their utility…

Conducted two studies in which college students (n=241) described their methods of coping with depressive affect and evaluated efficaciousness of those methods. Five times more behavioral than cognitive strategies were reported. Ratings for perceived effectiveness for all strategies were higher than ratings of likelihood of being employed. Men's…