Mental disorders represent a worldwide public health concern. Psychotherapies and
pharmacotherapies are recommended as first line treatments. However, evidence has …

Psychotherapies may work through techniques that are specific to each therapy or through
factors that all therapies have in common. Proponents of the common factors model often …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at increased risk for COVID‐19
infection and for adverse outcomes of the infection. Though vaccines are highly effective …

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
for anxiety‐related disorders based on randomized placebo‐controlled trials. We included …

This chapter sets out the current status of the evidence-base for the efficacy and
effectiveness of psychological therapies. First, methods for eliciting and synthesizing …

Background Engaging, interactive, and automated virtual reality (VR) treatments might help
solve the unmet needs of individuals with mental health disorders. We tested the efficacy of …

Background: Convincing evidence on Virtual Reality (VR) exposure for phobic anxiety
disorders has been reported, however, the benchmark and golden standard for phobia …

In 1978, when the Task Panel report to the US President's Commission on Mental Health
emphasized the importance of improving health care and easing the pain of those suffering …

A large amount of research has accumulated on the efficacy and effectiveness of cognitive-
behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders including posttraumatic stress disorder …