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Daltry, Rachel M. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2015
The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) stress management group in a college counseling center setting. This study explored (a) the effectiveness of ACT in increasing participants' ability to tolerate distress, which directly affects their ability to function in a stressful college…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Counseling Services, Case Studies, Prediction
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Reaven, Judy; Blakeley-Smith, Audrey; Culhane-Shelburne, Kathy; Hepburn, Susan – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: Children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at high risk for developing significant anxiety. Anxiety can adversely impact functioning across school, home and community environments. Cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) are frequently used with success for children with anxiety symptoms. Modified CBT interventions…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Control Groups, Evaluators, Intervention
Scheer, David – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are one of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders among adults in the United States. For men, SUDs have the highest lifetime prevalence (33-35.4%) of any psychiatric disorder, and, for women, the lifetime prevalence is 17.9-20% (Conway et al., 2006; Kessler et al., 1994). There are many effective treatments for SUD…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Substance Abuse, Mental Disorders, Therapy
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Saavedra, Lissette M.; Silverman, Wendy K.; Morgan-Lopez, Antonio A.; Kurtines, William M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: The present study's aim was to examine the long-term effects (8 to 13 years post-treatment; M = 9.83 years; SD = 1.71) of the most widely used treatment approaches of exposure-based cognitive behavioral treatment for phobic and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (i.e., group treatment and two variants of individual…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Behavior Modification, Children, Anxiety
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McWhirter, Paula T. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Two community-based group therapies, emotion focused versus goal oriented, are compared among women exposed to intimate partner violence (n = 46) and their children (n = 48) aged between 6 and 12 years. A series of repeated measures analyses are employed to evaluate the effects of time from baseline to postintervention following random assignment.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Drinking
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Salbach-Andrae, Harriet; Bohnekamp, Inga; Pfeiffer, Ernst; Lehmkuhl, Ulrike; Miller, Alec L. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2008
The aim of this study was to describe a case series of adolescents (mean age = 16.5 years, SD = 1.0) with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) who received dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Twelve outpatients with AN and BN took part in 25 weeks of twice weekly therapy consisting of individual therapy and a skills training group.…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Behavior Modification, Psychopathology, Adolescents
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Beck, J. Gayle; Coffey, Scott F. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2005
Individual cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) are now considered the first-line treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Foa, Keane, & Friedman, 2000). As mental health reimbursement becomes more restricted, it is imperative that we adapt individual-format therapies for use in a small group format. Group therapies have a number of…
Descriptors: Accidents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Motor Vehicles, Patients