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Distinctive activities of cognitive–behavioral therapy
Abstract
The present review examined the comparative psychotherapy process literature in order to identify the distinctive activities of cognitive-behavioral (CB) treatment. Six techniques and interventions were found to distinguish CB from psychodynamic-interpersonal (PI) therapy: (1) use of homework and outside-of-session activities; (2) direction of session activity; (3) teaching of skills used by patients to cope with symptoms; (4) emphasis on patients' future experiences; (5) providing patients with information about their treatment, disorder, or symptoms; and (6) an intrapersonal/cognitive (C) focus. Identifying the distinctive features of CB therapy can improve the measurement of process-outcome correlations by more accurately specifying and operationalizing the treatment-specific processes of CB treatment, help researchers differentiate between common and treatment-specific factors, and aid in development of more psychometrically sound instruments assessing adherence and competence in CB therapy. In addition, this review can improve training of CB therapists by providing a guide for clinical practice.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Blagys, M. D., & Hilsenroth, M. J.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Adelphi University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Blagys, Matthew D.
- ORCID
- Hilsenroth, Mark J.
- Venue
- Clinical Psychology Review
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-06
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 671-706
- ISSN
- 0272-7358 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1794000606
- Cited by
- 222
- References
- 81
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 17
- FWCI
- 4.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy, therapeutic process, psychodynamic-interpersonal therapy, homework, skills training, cognitive focus, therapist adherence, therapist competence, psychotherapy training
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Humans, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Personality Inventory, Professional-Patient Relations, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Critical Pathways
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