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Overview of CBT Spectrum Approaches

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Youth: Tradition and Innovation

Part of the book series: Neuromethods ((NM,volume 156))

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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychosocial treatment with strong scientific evidence supporting its use with youth for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. This chapter provides a broad overview of CBT with youth divided into three sections. In the first section, the behavioral and cognitive theories that underlie the CBT approach are described. We also discuss how the two theories have been integrated into theories used to guide CBT. In the second section, a description of specific techniques commonly found in CBT is provided along with a review of the typical modalities employed to deliver CBT. Finally, the third section focuses on the delivery of CBT.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Bryce D. McLeod & Stephanie Violante

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway and Frambu Resource Center for Rare Disorders, Oslo, Norway

    Krister W. Fjermestad

  3. Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Juliette M. Liber

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    Robert D. Friedberg

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

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McLeod, B.D., Fjermestad, K.W., Liber, J.M., Violante, S. (2020). Overview of CBT Spectrum Approaches. In: Friedberg, R., Nakamura, B. (eds) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Youth: Tradition and Innovation. Neuromethods, vol 156. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0700-8_1

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