Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an effective evidence-based treatment for depression and anxiety. CBT involves a number of separate components aimed at changing unhelpful behaviour patterns and challenging unhelpful thinking styles. Recording which of these components are used in therapy sessions can be useful in both clinical practice and research …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that can develop following exposure to traumatic events, such as sexual assault, motor vehicle collision, natural disasters, and war. The course of the disorder is often chronic and costly, leading to increased risk for developing other psychiatric disorders (e.g., substance use disorder, …

The World Health Organization ranks depression as the greatest contributor to disability world-wide. Mothers of young children are at high risk for depression, especially mothers experiencing economic difficulties. The impairment depression creates for women places their children at increased risk of emotional and behavioral difficulties. Though effective treatments exist, barriers …

Third-wave behavioural interventions are becoming increasingly popular in treating and preventing various mental health problems, and scholars are beginning to test whether these interventions can effectively target eating disorder (ED) risk factors (e.g., disordered eating, body image concerns). While several studies have examined the effects of third-wave interventions on ED …

How important is client motivation in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)? As many practitioners know, delivering CBT to clients who are not quite ready to change can be a challenge. For example, client completion of homework between sessions is an important component of CBT, and when …

The 2017 journal impact factors have now been released. Cognitive behaviour therapy increased its impact factor from 2.13 to 2.26. The number is based on 2264 (vs. 2129) citations made to papers published in the journal in the previous 2 years. Check the latest impact factors for other journals at …