Behavior Therapy - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Behavior therapy for obesity: where are we now?

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To describe the short-term and long-term results of lifestyle modification for obesity. RECENT FINDINGS: Randomized controlled trials, which compared different diet and activity interventions were reviewed. Studies that ... Read more...

Family-based treatment of severe pediatric obesity: randomized, controlled trial.

26 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the efficacy of family-based, behavioral weight control in the management of severe pediatric obesity. METHODS: Participants were 192 children 8.0 to 12.0 years of age (mean +/- SD: 10.2 +/- 1.2 years). The average BMI ... Read more...

Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of individual intervention in the controlled multisensory environment (Snoezelen) for individuals with intellectual disability.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The Snoezelen is a multisensory intervention approach that has been implemented with various populations. Due to an almost complete absence of rigorous research in this field, the confirmation of this approach as an effective therapeutic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Behavior Therapy - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Behavior therapy for obesity: where are we now? 29 Sep 2009
• Family-based treatment of severe pediatric obesity: randomized, controlled trial. 26 Sep 2009
• Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of individual intervention in the controlled multisensory environment (Snoezelen) for individuals with intellectual disability. 30 Aug 2009
• Are you thinking right? 30 Aug 2009
• Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration. 30 Aug 2009
• Neuropathic pain. Management is more than pills. 30 Aug 2009
• Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of a specialist behavior therapy team for challenging behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities. 15 Aug 2009
• Anxiety and sleep problems: emerging concepts and theoretical treatment implications. 30 Jul 2009
• A psychological intervention reduces inflammatory markers by alleviating depressive symptoms: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. 19 Jul 2009
• Family behavior therapy for substance abuse and other associated problems: a review of its intervention components and applicability. 8 Jul 2009
• [Information group--a solution to increase the efficacy of specialized intervention for smoking cessation] 29 Jun 2009
• Multimodal analgesia for chronic pain: rationale and future directions. 29 Jun 2009
• Applied behavior analytic interventions for children with autism: a description and review of treatment research. 29 Jun 2009
• Effectiveness of behavioral parent therapy in preschool children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. 29 Jun 2009
• Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children. 29 Jun 2009
• A case series evaluation of a modified version of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for the treatment of bulimic eating disorders: a pilot study. 29 Jun 2009
• Understanding community mental health administrators' perspectives on dialectical behavior therapy implementation. 29 Jun 2009
• School-based integrated and segregated interventions to reduce aggression. 29 Jun 2009
• Teddy bears help anxious children. 25 Jun 2009
• [Pain processing, pain memory and quality of sleep] 22 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Behavior Therapy'

Definition: The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behavior disorders.

Descriptor UI: D001521

Alternative terms: Behavior Therapy; Conditioning Therapy; Therapy, Conditioning; Conditioning Therapies; Therapies, Conditioning; Behavior Modification; Behavior Modifications; Modification, Behavior; Modifications, Behavior; Therapy, Behavior; Behavior Therapies; Therapies, Behavior;

Related Mesh Headings: Behavior Control;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.754.137;

Online Note: use BEHAVIOR THERAPY to search BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION 1974-78

History Note: 66(64); BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION was see under BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1974-78

Technical Notes: a psychother technique; assertiveness training: coord IM with ASSERTIVENESS (IM); DF: BEHAVIOR THER