Behavioral Therapy
Q&A: Contingency management may be a viable treatment method for stimulant use disorders
Research suggests that contingency management, a behavioral and incentive-based treatment strategy, may be a promising option for patients with stimulant use disorder.
Cognitive behavioral therapy modestly reduces chronic pain in patients on opioids
Patients with chronic pain receiving long-term opioid therapy who were assigned to cognitive behavioral therapy reported reductions in pain and pain-related disability, data show.
Cognitive behavioral therapy improves psychosocial functioning in IBD
Compared with standard of care, group cognitive behavioral therapy decreased psychological distress and improved overall health among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to findings presented at UEG Week Virtual.
One pain class noninferior to cognitive behavioral therapy for lower back pain
A single 2-hour pain management class provided as much pain catastrophizing benefit as eight 2-hour sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy in adults with chronic low back pain, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.
Stepped-care, internet-delivered CBT model cost-effective for youth with OCD
A stepped-care cognitive behavioral therapy model was cost-effective for children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder, according to an economic evaluation of a randomized noninferiority trial published in JAMA Network Open.
Online cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce AD symptoms
CBT interventions may effectively treat prolonged grief disorder in children, adolescents
Cognitive behavioral therapy interventions may effectively treat prolonged grief disorder among bereaved children and adolescents, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in American Journal of Psychiatry.
Guided internet-based CBT more effective for depression than unguided form
STEP 3: Weekly semaglutide results in greater weight loss than placebo
Adults who received a once-weekly 2.4 mg dose of semaglutide in addition to intensive behavioral therapy lost more weight at 68 weeks than those who received placebo, according to trial data presented at ObesityWeek Interactive.
In-person and online behavioral therapy provides additive benefits in obesity
Intensive behavioral therapy can provide additive weight-loss benefits for adults with obesity when combined with medication and diet, and online therapy could improve access to therapy at a lower cost, according to a speaker.