Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy back issues from April 2007:
INTRODUCTION: Combined Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy
Apr 01, 2007; ... Because cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) is based on a psychological model for understanding and treating mental disorders, the preponderance of the research and clinical development of this approach has been concerned with psychological mechanisms of action. Relatively little attention has been ...
Combining Medication Treatment and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
Apr 01, 2007; ... Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a severe, recurrent psychiatric illness characterized by a chronic course of vacillating episodes of major depression and mania that impair functioning across many psychosocial domains ( DSM-IV; DSM-IV-TR ). Within each type of episode, changes occur in mood, cognitive ...
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy With Eating Disorders: The Role of Medications in Treatment
Apr 01, 2007; ... Cognitive-behavioral therapy has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of bulimia nervosa, but there is less empirical data on its usefulness with anorexia nervosa or binge-eating disorder. The use of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is recommended as the first line of treatment for bulimia ...
Combining Cognitive Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia
Apr 01, 2007; ... Cognitive therapy (CT) is now recognized as an effective intervention for schizophrenia in clinical guidelines developed in the United States (APA, 2006; Lehman et al., 2004) and Europe (e.g., National Institute of Clinical Excellence, 2002). However, empirical studies of CT for schizophrenia, ...
When Head and Heart Do Not Agree: A Theoretical and Clinical Analysis of Rational-Emotional Dissociation (RED) in Cognitive Therapy
Apr 01, 2007; ... In cognitive therapy, a dissociation sometimes occurs between a person's rational belief and the way it "feels" to that person. This phenomenon, though widely recognized, has received little theoretical analysis or research. Clinical and nonclinical examples are presented, revealing a phenomenon ...
Schemas as Memories: Implications for Treatment
Apr 01, 2007; ... Schemas are usually viewed as core dysfunctional beliefs, lying dormant until activated by a salient trigger (i.e., the diathesis-stress model). It is suggested that they are long-standing, stable themes that are specific to the individual. They are formed during childhood in an attempt by the ...
The Early Maladaptive Schemas of Self-Mutilators: Implications for Therapy
Apr 01, 2007; ... The present study explored the Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS) of individuals who engage in self-mutilation. One hundred five participants (34 males and 71 females) from a community site and from two clinical sites participated in the study. Four EMS differentiated self-mutilators from ...
A Concurrent Test of the Anxiety Sensitivity Taxon: Its Relation to Bodily Vigilance and Perceptions of Control Over Anxiety-Related Events in a Sample of Young Adults
Apr 01, 2007; ... The present investigation evaluated the Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) taxon using the 16-item Anxiety Sensitivity Index (Reiss, Peterson, Gursky, & McNally, 1986) and its relation with two theoretically relevant cognitive processes associated with panic vulnerability: bodily vigilance and ...
Efficacy of Various Treatments for PTSD in Battered Women: Case Studies
Apr 01, 2007; ... Spousal abuse and other forms of domestic violence can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Little is known about how to best treat this form of PTSD. The current case series, based on data collected as part of a larger clinical trial, was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of ...