Citation

Powers MB, de Kleine RA, Smits JAJ. Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 2017; 40(4): 611-623.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Institute of Mental Health Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23rd Street, Stop E9000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psc.2017.08.010

PMID

29080589

Abstract

This article reviews the extant literature on mediators of change in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression. The authors briefly discuss the efficacy of CBT for anxiety and depression and methods of mediation analysis and detection. Then the authors discuss fear extinction in anxiety treatment and cognitive change in depression treatment.

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Language: en

Keywords

Anxiety; Behavioral; CBT; Cognitive; Depression; Mechanisms; Mediators; Review