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Cognitive Processes Underlying the Behavior Change in Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Childhood Disorders: A Review of Experimental Evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Martine B. Powell  and
Tian P. S. Oei
Martine B. Powell
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, Australia
Tian P. S. Oei
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, Australia
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While Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) has been widely used for treatment of childhood disorders, the process underlying the success of CBT in this area is still unclear. This paper attempts to examine empirically the above issue, using the literature from 1974 to 1989 to see whether there is support for the underlying changes in cognitive processes that are assumed to mediate the therapy. The results show that while CBT is relatively effective in treating some childhood disorders, there is little empirical evidence to support the underlying cognitive models of childhood disorders.

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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , July 1991 , pp. 247 - 266
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1991

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