Virtual reality assisted cognitive- behavioral treatment for fear of flying: Acute treatment and follow-up

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kahan ◽  
Joyce Tanzer ◽  
Felice Borer
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Acute Treatment ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Fear Of Flying

Preliminary Investigation of Associations of Illness Schemata and Treatment-Induced Reduction in Headaches

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 299-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen J. Narduzzi ◽  
Robert P. Nolan ◽  
Kenneth Reesor ◽  
Todd Jackson ◽  
Nicholas P. Spaños ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Tension Headache ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Reciprocal Relations ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Treatment Responder ◽  
And Control

This study examined how illness schemata—ways people organize information about illness—change over the course of cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronic headache and the extent to which such changes predict reduction of headache. 73 subjects with chronic migraine, mixed migraine and tension, or tension headache were classified on the basis of outcome from imagery-based treatment as Treatment-responders ( n = 24), Treatment-nonresponders ( n = 27), and Monitoring Controls ( n = 22). Self-reported illness schemata related to the seriousness and changeability of headache were assessed at pretreatment and 8-wk. follow-up. While groups did not differ on pretreatment measures of illness schemata, at follow-up the Treatment-responder group reported higher Changeability scores than Treatment-nonresponders and Control subjects and lower Seriousness scores than Control subjects. Headache reduction at follow-up was related to follow-up Changeability scores, in-session changes in systolic blood pressure and reported posttreatment expectations of headache activity, but not pretreatment measures of illness schemata. Findings indicate that improvements in headache activity are not influenced by the severity of headaches and may change prior to cognitive-behavioral treatment. Rather, among individuals who show decreases in headache activity, changes in beliefs about illness and headache reduction may have reciprocal relations both of which result from cognitive-behavioral treatment.

Perfectionism in People who Stutter: Preliminary Findings Using a Modified Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Amster ◽  
Evelyn R. Klein
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Trial Testing ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
Pre Treatment

AbstractPerfectionistic people set unrealistic goals and, when they fail to reach them, experience self-criticism and blame. Preliminary research revealed that perfectionism appears to be a characteristic of people who stutter (PWS) (Amster, 1995). The purpose of the present study was to explore perfectionism in PWS and to determine if a modified cognitive behavioral therapy approach alone and combined with Stuttering Modification could help reduce perfectionistic tendencies and stuttering behaviors. Degree of perfectionism and scores of stuttering severity were measured with eight adult PWS and compared at pre-treatment, mid-treatment, after 6-weeks of treatment, and at 15 weeks follow-up, after treatment was withdrawn. Initial open-trial testing showed promising results as perfectionism and stuttering severity were reduced and communication attitudes improved. CBT significantly reduced perfectionism by mid-point. Stuttering decreased significantly throughout all phases of the study. Possible implications are discussed.

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Panic in Patients With Schizophrenia: Preliminary Findings

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan G. Hofmann ◽  
Lynn F. Bufka ◽  
Stephen M. Brady ◽  
Curtiss Du Rand ◽  
Donald C. Goff
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Treatment Gains

Many patients with schizophrenia suffer from panic disorder. Although Panic Control Treatment (PCT), a cognitive-behavioral intervention for panic disorder, has been found efficacious in a number of controlled studies with careful selection criteria for participants, little is known about the utility of this treatment for patients with schizophrenia who also suffer from panic disorder. Four patients with schizophrenia received 15-17 individual sessions of PCT for their panic disorder. After treatment, clinicians rated all patients’ panic disorder as less severe than at pretreatment, and three of the patients no longer met diagnostic criteria for panic disorder. Positive psychotic symptoms seem to improve as a result of treatment in some patients. Furthermore, a 6-month follow-up assessment of one patient suggests good maintenance of treatment gains. Although a modification of the treatment protocol seems necessary, the results point to the clinical utility of PCT for treating panic disorder in patients with schizophrenia. These findings suggest that a controlled clinical trial may be warranted.

Adolescent Compulsion: A Case Study Involving Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 519-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Morelli
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Contingency Management ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Marked Change ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Compulsive Behavior ◽  
Distorted Cognitions

Behavioral tapping in three's by a 13-yr.-old boy during baseline, treatment, and 9-mo. follow-up is described. Treatment at home involved training family members in awareness of distorted cognitions and contingency management using a repetition-extinction technique. A marked change in compulsive behavior occurred on Day 3 of treatment. At follow-up no such behavior was noted.

Prediction of Cognitive Behavior Treatment Outcome for Children with Anxiety Disorders: Therapeutic Relationship and Homework Compliance

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia A. Hughes ◽  
Philip C. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Homework Compliance

We examined a non-specific or relationship variable as well as a specific or technical variable (i.e. homework compliance) and their prediction of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) outcome for children with anxiety disorders. Therapist ratings of the therapeutic relationship (TR), but not homework compliance (HC) predicted CBT outcome at posttreatment (n = 138) and at 1-year follow-up (n = 121) for anxious children (aged 9 to 13 years). Findings from this study suggest the therapeutic relationship is a hardy non-specific factor in CBT of anxious children. Implications for the treatment of children with anxiety disorders using CBT and recommendations for research are offered.

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