Showing posts with label CBT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CBT. Show all posts

December 23, 2014

The Cognitive Psychology of Internet Gaming Disorder

The cognitive psychology of Internet gaming disorder


This review aimed to synthesise research evidence on Internet gaming cognition toward identification of cognitive factors underlying IGD.



  • Title: The cognitive psychology of Internet gaming disorder
  • Authors: Daniel L. King, Paul H. Delfabbro
  • Date: 2014
  • Source: Clinical Psychology Review 34 (2014) 298–308 Elsevier




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December 11, 2014

CBT for Weight Loss

CBT for Weight Loss


This study explores whether individual, 8-session cognitive-behavioral therapy can promote weight loss in midlife women.



  • Title: Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for weight loss in midlife women: a controlled study with follow-up
  • Authors: Filipa Pimenta, Isabel Leal, João Maroco, and Catarina Ramos
  • Date: 2012
  • Source: Int J Womens Health. 2012; 4: 559–567. doi:  10.2147/IJWH.S35246




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December 08, 2014

CBT For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours

CBT For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours


A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the success of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing disruptive behaviors exhibited by school-age children. 


  • Title: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy As A Clinical Intervention For Childhood Disruptive Behaviours: A Meta-Analysis
  • Authors: Bita Ghafoori Ph.D.,  Susan M. Tracz Ph.D.
  • Date: 2004
  • Source: Priory Lodge Education Ltd 




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December 05, 2014

CBT and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia

CBT and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia

Insomnia, defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep with impaired daytime functioning attributed to poor sleep, is one of the most common complaints brought to a physician's office practice. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of behavioral and pharmacological therapy.



  • Title: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia - A Randomized Controlled Trial and Direct Comparison 
  • Authors: Gregg D. Jacobs, PhD; Edward F. Pace-Schott, MA; Robert Stickgold, PhD; Michael W. Otto, PhD
  • Date: 2004
  • Source: Arch Intern Med. 2004;164(17):1888-1896. doi:10.1001/archinte.164.17.1888.




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December 04, 2014

CBT for Somatization Disorder

CBT for Somatization Disorder

Patients diagnosed as having somatization disorder (SD) present with a lifetime history of multiple, medically unexplained physical symptoms. This study examined the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for SD.



  • Title: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Somatization Disorder - A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Authors: Lesley A. Allen, PhD; Robert L. Woolfolk, PhD; Javier I. Escobar, MD; Michael A. Gara, PhD; Robert M. Hamer, PhD
  • Date: 2006
  • Source: Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(14):1512-1518. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.14.1512.




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