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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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“There is no complete recovery response for any disease with current therapies in psychiatry (Hofmann et al., 2012; Wong et al., 2010).”
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“In the context of pain, CBT focuses on reducing pain and distress by modifying physical sensations, catastrophic and ruminative thinking, and maladaptive behaviors [41], in addition to enhancing self-efficacy [42, 43].”
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“Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for a wide range of mental health difficulties (e.g. Hofmann et al ., 2012) and is identified as a first-line intervention for the treatment of mood disorders in typically developing populations (e.g. National Institute for Health and Care…”
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“Previous reviews have also found that CBT can effectively treat a wide spectrum of psychiatric conditions [112, 113], including ‘BPD’ symptoms [28].”
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“However, a large body of research demonstrates that behavioral interventions can treat depression (eg, Cuijpers et al., 2008; Hofmann et al., 2012) and chronic pain (Williams et al.”
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“There is also substantial evidence of efficacy for medication use and cognitive behavioural therapy for mental illness [74, 75].”
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“The authors chose simulations focused on MI and CBT because they are among the most versatile and empirically validated psychosocial treatments (Hofmann et al. 2012; Randall and McNeil 2017).”
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“, 2015), and many other related disorders (Hofmann et al., 2012).”
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“CBT has been shown to be highly efficacious with a moderate effect size in the management of these symptoms [43].”
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“However, a large body of research has now examined sudden gains (see review Aderka, Nickerson, Bøe, & Hofmann, 2012), and there is considerable variability in when the gain occurs (Bohn, Aderka, Schreiber, Stangier, & Hofmann, 2013; Wucherpfennig, Rubel, Hollon, & Lutz, 2017).”
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“Previous attempts to pharmacologically enhance cue extinction have inadvertently promoted reconsolidation, leading to increased craving (Hofmann et al., 2012; Price et al., 2013).”
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“Therefore, the maladaptive behavioral patterns relating to specific situations are modified [61].”
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“For instance, meta-analyses demonstrate that CBT not only reduces anxiety severity but also improves physiological markers such as heart rate variability (HRV), benefiting patients with hypertension or GI disorders [114].”
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“Although varying across conditions and symptoms, cognitive-behavioural models are based on the premise that symptoms are maintained by maladaptive cognitive and behavioural factors [60].”
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“Such interventions can target cognitions underlying anxiety and avoidance behavior that maintains anxiety (Hofmann et al., 2012), but they can also target students’ stress management skills (Shapiro et al.”
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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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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
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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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