Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is the Current Gold Standard of Psychotherapy

Daniel David^{1

2}, Ioana Cristea¹, Stefan G Hofmann³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, International Institute for Advanced Study in Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
² Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
³ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States.

Daniel David et al. Front Psychiatry. 2018.

. 2018 Jan 29:9:4.

doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00004. eCollection 2018.

Daniel David^{1

2}, Ioana Cristea¹, Stefan G Hofmann³

¹ Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, International Institute for Advanced Study in Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
² Department of Population Health Sciences and Policy at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
³ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States.

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Keywords: cognitive behavioral therapy; evidence-based practices; gold standard; guidelines; informed decision-making.

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Commentary: Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is the Current Gold Standard of Psychotherapy.
Fernández-Álvarez H, Fernández-Álvarez J. Fernández-Álvarez H, et al. Front Psychiatry. 2019 Mar 12;10:123. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00123. eCollection 2019. Front Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 30914982 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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