Core Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression: A Review

Mark B Powers; Rianne A de Kleine; Jasper A J Smits

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2017.08.010

Core Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression: A Review

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2017 Dec;40(4):611-623. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2017.08.010. Epub 2017 Sep 19.

Authors

Mark B Powers¹, Rianne A de Kleine², Jasper A J Smits³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, Institute of Mental Health Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23rd Street, Stop E9000, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Baylor University Medical Center, T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital, 3409 Worth Street Tower, Suite C2.500, Dallas, TX 75246, USA. Electronic address: mbpowers@utexas.edu.
² Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, PO Box 9500, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Psychology, Institute of Mental Health Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23rd Street, Stop E9000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.

PMID: 29080589
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2017.08.010

Abstract

This article reviews the extant literature on mediators of change in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression. The authors briefly discuss the efficacy of CBT for anxiety and depression and methods of mediation analysis and detection. Then the authors discuss fear extinction in anxiety treatment and cognitive change in depression treatment.

Keywords: Anxiety; Behavioral; CBT; Cognitive; Depression; Mechanisms; Mediators; Review.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anxiety Disorders / therapy*
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
Depressive Disorder / therapy*
Extinction, Psychological / physiology*
Fear / physiology*
Humans
Thinking / physiology*

Abstract

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