Some contemporary theorists and clinicians champion acceptance and mindfulness-based
interventions, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), over cognitive …

Objective: The present study quantitatively reviewed the literature on sudden gains in
psychological treatments for anxiety and depression. The authors examined the short-and …

Whereas sudden gains and losses (large shifts in symptom severity) in patients receiving
psychotherapy appear abrupt and hence may seem unexpected, hypotheses from complex …

The long-standing divide between research and practice in clinical psychology has received
increased attention in view of the development of evidence-based interventions and practice …

Highly practical and accessible, this unique book gives therapists powerful tools for helping
patients learn to cope with feared or avoided emotional experiences. The book presents a …

Objective: This study examined whether the self-report version of the Liebowitz Social
Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) could accurately identify individuals with social anxiety disorder …

Abstract Background Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) is a common anxiety with onset in
adolescence and early adulthood. With the advent of consumer virtual reality (VR) …

Objective: Understanding for whom, and under what conditions, treatments exert their
greatest effects is essential for developing personalized medicine. Research investigating …

Sudden gains have been shown to be a common phenomenon and an important predictor
of outcome in psychotherapy (Tang & DeRubeis, 1999). The present meta-analysis …

Social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, is among the most common (and debilitating) of the
anxiety disorders, and at any given time it effects somewhere between 3 and 5% of the US …