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The BPS Research Digest takes a look at CBT. Glen Waller looks at why behavioural therapy (CBT), it doesn’t always seem to work with some therapists.
The biggest single problem, according to Waller, is that real life clinicians often fail to deliver proper CBT with all its active ingredients. For example, one of the most important aspects of CBT is behavioural change, yet clinicians often shy away from encouraging clients to adopt the changes they need to make, especially when such changes are likely to provoke increased anxiety in the short term. link to continue reading
Source: BPS Research Digest
Waller, G. (2009). Evidence-based treatment and therapist drift. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47 (2), 119-127 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.10.018
