Presents the utilization of Ericksonian hypnotic techniques in conjunction with cognitive behavioral techniques collectively labeled the New Hypnosis, as they apply to the treatment of male and female sexual dysfunction within a counseling setting. Specific techniques to improve functioning throughout the five stages of sexual response are…

Discussion of the use of computers for psychological treatment highlights a methodology that uses a hand-held computer program as an adjunct to cognitive-behavior therapy for panic disorder. Use of the computer for treatment assignments as well as for the patient's diary is described and a case example is included. (Author/LRW)

Groups can be an effective career counseling method if three important principles are followed: (1) group purpose must be clarified and understood by all members; (2) purpose must dictate structure and function; and (3) the leader must ensure the purpose is accomplished and facilitate group survival and success. (SK)

Describes investigation evaluating impact of pretreatment depression severity and functional impairment on response of older depressed adolescents to group cognitive-behavioral treatments. Suggests variables of severity and functional impairment are best conceptualized as measures of single factor. Results were inconclusive. Discusses implications…

Anthetic dialogue, an adaptation of gestalt empty chair method, identifies negative messages from counseling clients' inner critics. These dysfunctional beliefs can then be addressed by cognitive restructuring. (SK)

Provides counselors with concept-based materials that clients can use to understand and structure career problem-solving and decision-making process. Notes that clients can use this knowledge to solve immediate career problems; transfer knowledge to future career problems; or generalize knowledge to other types of personal, social, and family…

Evaluated possible increased effectiveness from combining cognitive and relaxation coping skills (CRCS) in treatment of anger by comparing CRCS with relaxation coping skills (RCS) alone and no-treatment control. Subjects were 55 college students. Some process variables slightly favored CRCS over RCS. Compared to controls, both treatments led to…

Examined relationship between electroencephalographic (EEG) sleep disturbances, treatment outcome, and 1-year followup for sample of 53 patients with endogenous major depression receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy. Overall, there was little support for the prediction of a difference in short- or long-term outcome between patients with and…

Describes recent modular views of cognition and relates them to counseling approaches. Develops framework for client-counselor interactions that are based on these views and uses framework to examine ways of expressing and representing counseling issues. Reviews previous work with specialized spatial-graphic approaches and introduces general…

Describes methods of cognitive assessment: interview based, questionnaires, constructivist, and cognitive structure based. Applies them to career undercommitment, overcommitment, work-related anxiety and depression, and work-related personality problems. (SK)

Estimated causal pathways that link depression and dissatisfaction in intimate relationships in 115 depressed patients during first 12 weeks of treatment. Depression severity, as measured by Beck Depression Inventory, was negatively correlated with relationship satisfaction at intake and at 12 weeks. Structural equation modeling was not consistent…

Discusses themes in theoretical development of cognitive psychotherapies since 1950s inception: differentiation of rationalist and constructivist therapies and metatheories of knowing; acknowledgment of social, biological, and embodiment processes in therapy; recognition of unconscious processes; self-organizing and self-protective processes in…

The usefulness of brief therapy techniques in helping adults build confidence is asserted. Techniques described are clenched fist, split screen, submodalities, Swish, and theater technique for phobias. (SK)

Randomly assigned 41 recurrent tension headache sufferers to either cognitive-behavioral therapy or to amitriptyline therapy. Both therapies yielded clinically significant improvements in headache activity. In instances where differences in treatment effectiveness were observed, cognitive-behavioral therapy yielded somewhat more positive outcomes…

Tested hypothesis that cognitive-behavioral mood management intervention would be effective for smokers with history of major depressive disorder (MDD). Findings from 149 smokers, 31% of whom had history of MDD, revealed that history-positive subjects were more likely to be abstinent when treated with mood management; treatment condition…