Tag: control-focused behavioral treatment
Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Control‑Focused Behavioral Treatment: A critical comparison of their theoretical, socio‑political, and philosophical implications
Abstract For over four decades, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has maintained an uncontested hegemony within global mental health care, positioned by clinical guidelines as the undisputed “gold standard.” However, a rigorous deconstruction of clinical outcomes data reveals substantial limitations: high long‑term relapse rates, a failure to outperform stripped‑down behavioral treatments in dismantling studies, and an… Read More ›
A Critical Look at Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Its “Third Wave” Derivatives
Abstract The central question of this article is whether Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and its so-called third wave derivatives represent genuine progress in the field of psychotherapy. Despite the technical complexity of classical CBT, which comprises cognitive restructuring, behavioral experiments, and various coping skills, there is considerable uncertainty about which components are actually effective. There… Read More ›
The likely psychological toll of the disaster in Japan and its socio-economic consequences: Prospects for recovery from mass trauma
The recent 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan and the devastating tsunami that followed are likely to lead to widespread mental health problems in survivors. Based on our research with earthquake survivors in Turkey, we would expect traumatic stress problems severe enough to require treatment in more than 50% of the people with high levels of expoure… Read More ›
