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This is an alphabetical list of psychotherapies.. This list contains some approaches that may not call themselves a psychotherapy but have a similar aim of improving mental health and well-being through talk and other means of communication.
The behavioral response to stimulants in children is similar regardless of whether they have ADHD or not. [37] Stimulant medication is an effective treatment [38] for adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder [39] [40] although the response rate may be lower for adults than children. [41]
While the research was focused on adults, cognitive behavioral interventions have also been beneficial to autistic children. [149] A 2021 Cochrane review found limited evidence regarding the efficacy of CBT for obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder stating a need for further study. [150]
[1] Self-regulatory and goal-maintaining behavior has been tied to working memory [1] so WMT has emerged as a way to alter behavior through improving cognition. For example, Snider et al. sought to extend the time-related reward window in patients with alcohol dependency by improving working memory so they created twelve training exercises ...
The term psychotherapy is derived from Ancient Greek psyche (ψυχή meaning "breath; spirit; soul") and therapeia (θεραπεία "healing; medical treatment"). The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "The treatment of disorders of the mind or personality by psychological means...", however, in earlier use, it denoted the treatment of disease through hypnotic suggestion.
Behavior modification was a treatment approach that used respondent and operant conditioning to change behavior. Based on methodological behaviorism, [1] overt behavior was modified with (antecedent) stimulus control and consequences, including positive and negative reinforcement contingencies to increase desirable behavior, as well as positive and negative punishment, and extinction to reduce ...
Such strategies can come from a variety of behavioral change theories, although the most common practices rely on using applied behavior analysis principles such as positive reinforcement and mild punishments (like response cost and child time-out). Behavioral practices like differential reinforcement are often used. [8]
Choosing the appropriate behavioral strategies that will be most effective. Through the use of effective behavior management at a school-wide level, PBS programs offer an effective method to reduce school crime and violence. [31] To prevent the most severe forms of problem behaviors, normal social behavior in these programs should be actively ...