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Beatty, Lisa; Koczwara, Bogda – Clinical Psychologist, 2010
Cognitive Behaviour Stress Management for women with breast cancer has demonstrable empirical efficacy, however its effectiveness in the applied clinical setting has not been examined to date in an Australian setting. A 10-week group program was offered to five women with early stage breast cancer. Clinical changes in distress, coping, and social…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Females, Relaxation Training, Cancer
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Hirshfeld-Becker, Dina R.; Masek, Bruce; Henin, Aude; Blakely, Lauren Raezer; Pollock-Wurman, Rachel A.; McQuade, Julia; DePetrillo, Lillian; Briesch, Jacquelyn; Ollendick, Thomas H.; Rosenbaum, Jerrold F.; Biederman, Joseph – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: To examine the efficacy of a developmentally appropriate parent-child cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol for anxiety disorders in children ages 4-7 years. Method: Design: Randomized wait-list controlled trial. Conduct: Sixty-four children (53% female, mean age 5.4 years, 80% European American) with anxiety disorders were…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Intervention, Inhibition, Child Behavior
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Wells, Adrian – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2007
Metacognitive theory and therapy views the persistence of negative beliefs and thoughts as a result of metacognitions controlling cognition. This paper describes, with reference to the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and social phobia, how metacognition contributes to cognitive stability and to change. Metacognitive therapy offers…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Cognitive Restructuring, Metacognition, Therapy
McKenna, Judith – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The California Department of Corrections Rehabilitation (CDCR) offers the parole system educational programs for dealing with parole violators who have committed a crime as a result of alcohol or drug addiction. The educational programs are conducted in prisons, parole offices, and jail settings. Classes give parolees an opportunity for recovery…
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Criminals, Context Effect
Byom, Tianna K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Rising overweight and obesity rates in the United States and the accompanying health issues underscore the need for an effective treatment for weight loss. While most people tend to lose weight as a result of cognitive-behavioral treatment, the weight is often regained after treatment ends. Possible reasons for weight regain include not fully…
Descriptors: Obesity, Motivation, Statistical Significance, Effect Size
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Porter, Maggie L.; Hernandez-Reif, Maria; Jessee, Peggy – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
This article discusses the current issues in play therapy and its implications for play therapists. A brief history of play therapy is provided along with the current play therapy approaches and techniques. This article also touches on current issues or problems that play therapists may face, such as interpreting children's play, implementing…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Disabilities, Therapy, Play Therapy
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Ginsburg, Golda S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The article presents the intervention model and primary outcomes of a preventive intervention designed to reduce anxiety symptoms and prevent the onset of anxiety disorders in the offspring of parents with anxiety disorders. Participants were 40 volunteer children (mean age = 8.94 years; 45% girls; 90% Caucasian) whose parents met criteria for a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Anxiety, Children, Models
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Kalkan, Melek; Ersanli, Ercumend – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2009
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral marriage enrichment program to decrease the level of the dysfunctional attitudes of the couples. Forty participants with dysfunctional attitudes determined by The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale were randomly chosen as experimental and control groups. The results of the…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Marriage, Control Groups, Cognitive Restructuring
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Hien, Denise A.; Wells, Elizabeth A.; Jiang, Huiping; Suarez-Morales, Lourdes; Campbell, Aimee N. C.; Cohen, Lisa R.; Miele, Gloria M.; Killeen, Therese; Brigham, Gregory S.; Zhang, Yulei; Hansen, Cheri; Hodgkins, Candace; Hatch-Maillette, Mary; Brown, Chanda; Kulaga, Agatha; Kristman-Valente, Allison; Chu, Melissa; Sage, Robert; Robinson, James A.; Liu, David; Nunes, Edward V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The authors compared the effectiveness of the Seeking Safety group, cognitive-behavioral treatment for substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to an active comparison health education group (Women's Health Education [WHE]) within the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Clinical Trials Network. The authors randomized 353…
Descriptors: Health Education, Females, Safety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Velasquez, Mary M.; von Sternberg, Kirk; Johnson, David H.; Green, Charles; Carbonari, Joseph P.; Parsons, Jeffrey T. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This randomized clinical trial (N = 253) evaluated the efficacy of a theory-based intervention designed to reduce both alcohol use and incidence of unprotected sexual behaviors among HIV-positive men who have sex with men with alcohol use disorders. An integrated, manualized intervention, using both individual counseling and peer group…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drinking, Peer Groups
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Stevens, Rene; Spears, Evans H. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2009
Over a period of 150 years, photographic images have contributed to how we see and think about the world, ourselves, and others. Individuals who are particularly resistant to therapy and those who communicate better with the use of visual aids may not benefit from standard counseling practices alone. Although verbal communication is vital in most…
Descriptors: Photography, Verbal Communication, Visual Aids, International Organizations
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Gillis, Jennifer M.; Hammond Natof, Tammy; Lockshin, Stephanie B.; Romanczyk, Raymond G. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a high prevalence of specific fears, including fear of general medical procedures, but research on the treatment of medical fears has been limited. Two studies are described in this article. The first study involved an assessment of the prevalence of fears associated with physical exams.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Incidence, Autism, Fear
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Kitchens, Anita Narvarte; Hollar, Jeannie – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2008
Cognitive Restructuring offers mathematics teachers a foundation and working philosophy for helping underachieving students. The philosophy centers on helping students become aware of and break out of a failure syndrome. Inability is not considered the reason for underachieving. This philosophy, shared by the developmental mathematics teachers at…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Cognitive Restructuring, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Raider, Melvyn C.; Steele, William; Delillo-Storey, Margaret; Jacobs, Jacqueline; Kuban, Caelan – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2008
This randomized controlled study assessed the efficacy of a structured group therapy for traumatized, adjudicated adolescents in residential treatment. Youth were randomly assigned to a trauma intervention (SITCAP-ART) or to a waitlist/comparison group. The intervention included both sensory and cognitive/behavioral components. Standardized trauma…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Group Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Residential Programs
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Gaynor, Scott T.; Harris, Amanda – Behavior Modification, 2008
Determining the means by which effective psychotherapy works is critical. A generally recommended strategy for identifying the potential causal variables is to conduct group-level statistical tests of treatment mediators. Herein the case is made for also assessing mediators of treatment outcome at the level of the individual participant.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Psychotherapy, Depression (Psychology)
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