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 …

Background Psychological treatments occupy an important place in evidence-based mental
health treatments. Now is an exciting time to fuel treatment research: a pressing demand for …

Drawing on cutting-edge research on adult attachment--and providing an innovative
roadmap for clinical practice--Susan M. Johnson argues that psychotherapy is most effective …

Objective: Pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic
therapy are most frequently applied to treat mental disorders. However, whether …

Difficulties in applying emotional regulation (ER) skills are associated with depression and
anxiety symptoms, and are common targets of treatment. This meta-analysis examined …

Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have entered mainstream Western culture in the
past four decades. There are now dozens of MBIs with varying degrees of empirical support …

Individual responses to behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders vary considerably, which
requires a better understanding of underlying processes. In this study, we examined the …

Mental disorders are highly complex and multifactorial in origin, comprising an elaborate
interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA …

Objective: Three recent meta-analyses have made the claim, albeit with some caveats, that
cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) are superior to other psychotherapies, in general or …

Psychodynamic therapy (PDT) is an umbrella concept for treatments that operate on an
interpretive-supportive continuum and is frequently used in clinical practice. The use of any …