PSYB45H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 28: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Psychological disorders treated by behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapies. They were trying to find which treatment was better. To address these questions, the american psychological association (apa) has started promoting the policy that decisions regarding the professional activities of psychologists should be based on scientifically valid data. A major recommendation of the task force was that clinical psychologists should use empirically supported treatments (ests) (cid:862)spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts that ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) sho(cid:449)(cid:374) to (cid:271)e effi(cid:272)a(cid:272)ious i(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)olled (cid:272)li(cid:374)i(cid:272)al t(cid:396)ials(cid:863) For each disorder and treatment listed, two levels of research support are indicated: (a) strong research support. Strong research support is defi(cid:374)ed as a t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t fo(cid:396) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:862)(cid:449)ell-designed studies conducted by independent investigators . converge to support a t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t"s effi(cid:272)a(cid:272)(cid:455). (cid:863) (b) modest research support. Modest research support is defined as a treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t fo(cid:396) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:862)o(cid:374)e (cid:449)ell- desig(cid:374)ed stud(cid:455) o(cid:396) t(cid:449)o o(cid:396) (cid:373)o(cid:396)e ade(cid:395)uatel(cid:455) desig(cid:374)ed studies suppo(cid:396)t [the] t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t"s effi(cid:272)a(cid:272)(cid:455). (cid:863)
