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Research
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
has a strong research support as an effective
psychotherapy for the following psychological
disorders with adults (Öst,
2004):
Agoraphobia, alcohol addiction and dependence,
bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder,
lack of sexual interest in women, bulimia nervosa,
dysmorpho-phobia, dysthymia, major depression,
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), compulsive
eating, hypochondria, impotence, irritable-bowel
syndrome, cocaine dependence, chronic pain
(heterogeneous and the back), chronic fatigue,
migraine, nicotine dependence, overweight
(obesitas), opiate dependence, orgasmic disorder in
women, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), premature ejaculation,
raynaud’s disease, schizophrenia, sexual
deviances, social phobia, somatoform pain disorder,
specific phobias, tension headache, sleep
disorders, tics and tourettes syndrome,
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), avoidance
personality disorder, vaginismus, marital
problems.
Cognitive behavior therapy has research support
as a psychotherapy for the following psychological
disorders in children and adolescents (Öst,
2004):
ADHD, anorexia nervosa, autism, depression, drug
addiction, enkopresis, enuresis, generalized
anxiety disorder (GAD), headache (recurrent),
chronic pain, stomach pains (recurrent), distress
during medical procedures, psychophysiological
disorders, overweight, posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), separation anxiety, specific
phobias, social phobia, defiance syndrome,
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), conduct
disorders. Also, there exists promising CBT-methods
for tourettes syndrome and self-injurious
behavior.
© Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) specialist in
Stockholm, 2005-2008, www.kbterapi.se
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