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The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review of Meta-analyses
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) refers to a popular therapeutic approach that has been applied to a variety of problems. The goal of this review was to provide a comprehensive survey of meta-analyses examining the efficacy of CBT. We identified 269 meta-analytic studies and reviewed of those a representative sample of 106 meta-analyses examining CBT for the following problems: substance use disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, depression and dysthymia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, eating disorders, insomnia, personality disorders, anger and aggression, criminal behaviors, general stress, distress due to general medical conditions, chronic pain and fatigue, distress related to pregnancy complications and female hormonal conditions. Additional meta-analytic reviews examined the efficacy of CBT for various problems in children and elderly adults. The strongest support exists for CBT of anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, bulimia, anger control problems, and general stress. Eleven studies compared response rates between CBT and other treatments or control conditions. CBT showed higher response rates than the comparison conditions in 7 of these reviews and only one review reported that CBT had lower response rates than comparison treatments. In general, the evidence-base of CBT is very strong. However, additional research is needed to examine the efficacy of CBT for randomized-controlled studies. Moreover, except for children and elderly populations, no meta-analytic studies of CBT have been reported on specific subgroups, such as ethnic minorities and low income samples.
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Himmelstein, P. H., Barb, S. M., Finlayson, M. A., & Young, K. D. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207814 · Cited by 36
Adams, D. M., Reay, W. R., Geaghan, M. P., & Cairns, M. J. (2020) · Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1038/s41386-020-00847-w · Cited by 30
“Currently, psychiatric disorders are treated with a combination of medication [8, 9] and psychotherapy approaches [10].”
BackgroundA strengths-based approach to chronic pain
Graziosi, M., Yaden, D. B., Clifton, J. D. W., Mikanik, N., & Niemiec, R. M. (2020) · The Journal of Positive Psychology · doi:10.1080/17439760.2020.1858337 · Cited by 29
“It is also effective in treating depression and anxiety, psychological conditions that are often comorbid with chronic pain (Hofmann et al., 2012).”
BackgroundEffect of Growth Mindset on Mental Health Two Years Later: The Role of Smartphone Use
Lai, X., Nie, C., Huang, S., Li, Y., Xin, T., Zhang, C., & Wang, Y. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19063355 · Cited by 38
“Furthermore, many evidence-based psychotherapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, have demonstrated that patients’ psychopathological symptoms can be altered by changing their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors [19].”
BackgroundXian-yu, C., Deng, N., Zhang, J., Li, H.-Y., Gao, T., Zhang, C., & Gong, Q.-Q. (2022) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.111 · Cited by 25
Radfar, M., Saeed, Y., Mahmonir, H., & Gharaaghaji, R. (2022) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-022-03918-y · Cited by 32
“CBT is an organized and shortterm problem-oriented treatment that aims to modify incorrect and irrational cognitions [23, 52].”
BackgroundUse of Integrative Medicine in the United States Military Health System
Madsen, C., Vaughan, M., & Koehlmoos, T. P. (2017) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2017/9529257 · Cited by 31
“Cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBTs) were provided at 5 MTFs in 2013 [4]; however, as a standard set of tools in clinical psychology [34], the actual prevalence is likely much greater.”
MethodMusana, J. W., Cohen, C. R., Kuppermann, M., Gerona, R. R. L., Wanyoro, A. K., Aguilar, D., Jr., Santos, N., Temmerman, M., & Weiss, S. J. (2019) · Stress · doi:10.1080/10253890.2019.1696305 · Cited by 34
Variability in clinician intentions to implement specific cognitive-behavioral therapy components
Wolk, C. B., Becker‐Haimes, E. M., Fishman, J., Affrunti, N. W., Mandell, D. S., & Creed, T. A. (2019) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-019-2394-y · Cited by 29
Tong, J., Yu, W., Fan, X., Sun, X., Zhang, J., Zhang, J., & Zhang, T. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.571124 · Cited by 30
Delcea, C., Rad, D., Toderici, O. F., & Bululoi, A. S. (2023) · Healthcare · doi:10.3390/healthcare11222959 · Cited by 28
Alavi, S. M. A., Irani, R. D., Fattahi, P., & Pakseresht, S. (2023) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-023-05413-4 · Cited by 30
“CBT is also considered to be an effective first-line treat-ment option for anxiety [38].”
BackgroundA Network Control Theory of Dynamic Systems Approach to Personalize Therapy
Hofmann, S. G. (2024) · Behavior Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.beth.2024.10.006 · Cited by 28
Self-citationHuen, J. M. Y., Lai, E. S., Shum, A. K. Y., So, S. W., Chan, M. K. Y., Wong, P. W. C., Law, Y. W., & Yip, P. S. F. (2016) · JMIR Mental Health · doi:10.2196/mental.5656 · Cited by 29
“CBT has its roots in the biopsychosocial model of mental illness [14] and has been repeatedly shown effective in treating both adolescents and adults with mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and eating disorders [15].”
Putwain, D. W., Gallard, D., & Beaumont, J. (2018) · School Psychology International · doi:10.1177/0143034318806546 · Cited by 34
Herschell, A. D., Quetsch, L. B., & Kolko, D. J. (2019) · Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders · doi:10.1177/1063426618821901 · Cited by 31
Dale, S. K., & Safren, S. A. (2020) · Journal of Urban Health · doi:10.1007/s11524-020-00432-y · Cited by 28
Brantnell, A., Woodford, J., Baraldi, E., van Achterberg, T., & von Essén, L. (2020) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/18033 · Cited by 28
“Some reasons for this treatment gap concern the fact that therapy is resource-intensive (eg, needing facilities to meet patients, requiring patients to travel to clinics, and needing trained, competent, and expensive therapists) [12].”
BackgroundBryde Christensen, A., Wahrén, S., Reinholt, N., Poulsen, S., Hvenegaard, M., Simonsen, E., & Arnfred, S. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18105324 · Cited by 28
“CBT has been established as an efficacious treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety disorders, in both individual and group formats [11].”
BackgroundPsychological wellbeing, memories, and future thoughts during the Covid-19 pandemic
Niziurski, J. A., & Schaper, M. L. (2021) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-021-01969-0 · Cited by 33
A conceptual framework for transformative gamification services
Tanouri, A., Kennedy, A., & Veer, E. (2021) · Journal of Services Marketing · doi:10.1108/jsm-12-2020-0527 · Cited by 33
Deep Learning Mental Health Dialogue System
Brocki, L., Dyer, G. C., Gładka, A., & Chung, N. C. (2023) · 2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing (BigComp) · doi:10.1109/bigcomp57234.2023.00097 · Cited by 28
“of regular, in-person counseling that is proven to be the most beneficial [11].”
BackgroundIrrational Beliefs in Posttraumatic Stress Responses: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach
Hyland, P., Shevlin, M. E., Adamson, G., & Boduszek, D. (2013) · Journal of Loss and Trauma · doi:10.1080/15325024.2013.839772 · Cited by 29
McGillivray, J., Gurtman, C. G., Boganin, C., & Sheen, J. A. (2015) · Australian Psychologist · doi:10.1111/ap.12158 · Cited by 29
Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis
Wu, Y.-Q., Lang, Z., & Zhang, H. (2016) · Medical Science Monitor · doi:10.12659/msm.895481 · Cited by 26
Compen, F. R., Adang, E., Bisseling, E., van der Lee, M. L., & Speckens, A. E. M. (2017) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.4591 · Cited by 30
Gjengedal, R. G. H., Rème, S. E., Osnes, K., Lagerfeld, S. E., Blonk, R. W. B., Sandin, K., Berge, T., & Hjemdal, O. (2020) · Work · doi:10.3233/wor-203208 · Cited by 28
Going meta on metacognitive interventions
Moritz, S., Lysaker, P. H., Hofmann, S. G., & Hautzinger, M. (2018) · Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics · doi:10.1080/14737175.2018.1520636 · Cited by 28
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“Hofmann et al. (2012) review the literature on the effects of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) and report that papers tend to find that CBT has “small to moderate” effect sizes for depression and “moderate to large” effect sizes for anxiety.29 A potential concern with each of these…”
BackgroundHofmann, S. G., Kasch, C., & Reis, A. (2025) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102553 · Cited by 27
Self-citationThal, S. B., Baker, P., Marinis, J., Wieberneit, M., Sharbanee, J. M., Bruno, R., Skeffington, P., & Bright, S. J. (2023) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.2945 · Cited by 32
Evaluating virtual reality technology in psychotherapy: impacts on anxiety, depression, and ADHD
Wang, P., Ai, X., Zhang, X. Q., Ma, F., Zhuang, Y., & Wang, S. (2024) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1480788 · Cited by 33
Jackson, P. L., Saunders, P., Mizzi, S., & Hallam, K. T. (2025) · BMC Women s Health · doi:10.1186/s12905-025-04054-x · Cited by 35
“This aligns with its well-established efficacy in treating depression and anxiety in broader clinical populations underscoring its value for women facing infertility [46, 149].”
Neuroenhancement of Exposure Therapy in Anxiety Disorders
Hofmann, S. G., Mundy, E. A., & Curtiss, J. E. (2015) · AIMS neuroscience · doi:10.3934/neuroscience.2015.3.123 · Cited by 27
“Behavioral and exposure based treatments, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), are among the most efficacious for anxiety disorders [1,2].”
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Lindsäter, E., Axelsson, E., Salomonsson, S., Santoft, F., Ljótsson, B., Åkerstedt, T., Lekander, M., & Hedman‐Lagerlöf, E. (2019) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/14675 · Cited by 28
Mun, C. J., Beitel, M., Oberleitner, L., Oberleitner, D. E., Madden, L. M., Bollampally, P., & Barry, D. T. (2019) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.22842 · Cited by 29
Integrative Approaches to Stress Management
Carlson, L. E., Toivonen, K., & Subnis, U. B. (2019) · The Cancer Journal · doi:10.1097/ppo.0000000000000395 · Cited by 32
Comșa, L. T., David, D., & David, D. O. (2020) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2020.103654 · Cited by 32
Evaluation of a bibliotherapy-based stress intervention for teachers
Eddy, C. L., Herman, K. C., Huang, F. L., & Reinke, W. M. (2021) · Teaching and Teacher Education · doi:10.1016/j.tate.2021.103543 · Cited by 31
Dolan, N., Grealish, A., Tuohy, T., & Bright, A. (2022) · Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health · doi:10.1111/jmwh.13335 · Cited by 34
Ng, A., Wei, B., Jain, J., Ward, E. A., Tandon, S. D., Moskowitz, J. T., Krogh‐Jespersen, S., Wakschlag, L. S., & Alshurafa, N. I. (2022) · JMIR mhealth and uhealth · doi:10.2196/33850 · Cited by 29
“CBT: cognitive behavioral therapy CFS: correlation-based feature selection ECG: electrocardiography EMA: ecological momentary assessment EPDS: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale HR: heart rate HRV: heart rate variability IBI: interbeat interval JIT: just-in-time MB: Mothers and Babies PD: perinatal depression PSS: P…”
MethodInfluentialA Narrative Review of the History of Burn-Related Depression and Stress Reactions
Chokshi, S. N., Powell, C. M., Gavrilova, Y., Wolf, S. E., & Ozhathil, D. K. (2022) · Medicina · doi:10.3390/medicina58101395 · Cited by 27
“Further‐ more, CBT has been widely adopted by the medical community due to its wealth of sup‐ portive literature [91,92].”
BackgroundCognitive-Behavioral Financial Therapy
Nabeshima, G. G., & Klontz, B. T. (2014) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08269-1_9 · Cited by 28
The EPOS Group, Salokangas, R. K. R., Schultze‐Lutter, F., Hietala, J. A., Heinimaa, M., From, T., Ilonen, T., Löyttyniemi, E., von Reventlow, H. G., Juckel, G., et al. (2015) · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s00127-015-1160-9 · Cited by 27
“and anxiety [42, 43], and cognitive-behavioural therapy has recently been recommended as first-choice treatment of”
MethodPark, V. T., Nguyen, K., Tran, Y., Yeo, G. W., Tiêt, Q. Q., Suen, J., & Gallagher-Thompson, D. E. (2018) · Clinical Gerontologist · doi:10.1080/07317115.2018.1432734 · Cited by 27
Perceived Injustice in Chronic Pain: an Examination Through the Lens of Predictive Processing
Bissell, D. A., Ziadni, M. S., & Sturgeon, J. A. (2018) · Pain Management · doi:10.2217/pmt-2017-0051 · Cited by 27
Psychological and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Youth with Serious Physical Illness
Nibras, S., Kentor, R., Masood, Y., Price, K., Schneider, N. M., Tenenbaum, R. B., & Calarge, C. (2022) · Children · doi:10.3390/children9071051 · Cited by 25
“A variety of evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatments for depression are available (American Psychiatric Association, 2000), chief among them being CBT, shown to help in several chronic conditions, including chronic pain, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, and polycystic ovarian syndrome [37,38].”
BackgroundICBT program for improving informal caregiver well-being: A qualitative study
Biliunaite, I., Dumarkaite, A., Kazlauskas, E., Sanderman, R., & Andersson, G. (2021) · Internet Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.invent.2021.100361 · Cited by 22
Daniel, K. E., Daros, A. R., Beltzer, M. L., Boukhechba, M., Barnes, L. E., & Teachman, B. A. (2020) · Cognitive Therapy and Research · doi:10.1007/s10608-020-10088-2 · Cited by 26
Treatment of anxiety in autistic adults: A systematic review
Menezes, M., Harkins, C., Robinson, M. F., Pappagianopoulos, J., Cross, R., Vasa, R. A., & Mazurek, M. O. (2022) · Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2022.102068 · Cited by 26
Held, P., Pridgen, S. A., Chen, Y., Akhtar, Z., Amin, D., & Pohorence, S. (2024) · JMIR Research Protocols · doi:10.2196/58195 · Cited by 28
“CBTs have been shown to be effective for a multitude of mental health disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety, among others [11].”
BackgroundCaiado, B., Góis, A., Pereira, B., Canavarro, M. C., & Moreira, H. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19031782 · Cited by 26
“The first part of the UP-C encompasses psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, problem solving and mindfulness techniques, which are techniques that have been shown to be effective in reducing children’s anxiety and depressive symptoms [55].”
BackgroundDickinson, S. (2024) · Discover Psychology · doi:10.1007/s44202-024-00121-w · Cited by 26
Scholten, J. D., Vasterling, J. J., & Grimes, J. B. (2017) · Brain Injury · doi:10.1080/02699052.2016.1274780 · Cited by 26
“CBT is likewise efficacious for non-PTSD trauma-related conditions, such as depression, anxiety and somatoform disorders [24].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hofmann, S. G., Asnaani, A., Vonk, I. J. J., Sawyer, A. T., & Fang, A.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hofmann, Stefan G.
- Venue
- Cognitive Therapy and Research
- Published
- 2012-07-31
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 427-440
- ISSN
- 0147-5916 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2819
- PMC
- PMC3584580
- OpenAlex
- W2036735145
- Semantic Scholar
- 17c0a3ec0f066a90b84fa336daf8c55391b5254a
- Cited by
- 3,445
- References
- 130
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- FWCI
- 92.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2014-01-08)
- Open access
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- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
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- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH073937, R01MH078308, R01MH081116)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy, treatment efficacy, meta-analysis, anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, bulimia nervosa, anger management, stress, substance use disorders, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, insomnia, personality disorders, criminal behavior, chronic pain, pregnancy complications, children, older adults, evidence base
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