Evaluation of mechanism of change in transdiagnostic cognitive behaviour therapy using single case experimental design

• Published in: Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry Vol. 71; p. 101634
• Main Authors: Sighvatsson, Magnus Blondahl, Salkovskis, Paul M., Sigurdsson, Engilbert, Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B., Thorsdottir, Fanney, Sigurdsson, Jon Fridrik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Agoraphobia; Anxiety; Behavior change; Behavior modification; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Cognitive flexibility; Cognitive therapy; Cognitive-behavioral factors; Depression; Depressive personality disorders; Hypotheses; Mechanism of change; Mental depression; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Panic disorders; Psychiatric/Mental Health; Single case experimental design; Transdiagnostic cognitive behavior therapy; Single case experimental design; Depression; Anxiety; Transdiagnostic cognitive behavior therapy; Mechanism of change

Transdiagnostic mechanisms of change (txMOC) specific to cognitive behaviour therapy are poorly understood. Salkovskis (1996) proposed one such mechanism in terms of the shift towards an alternative, less negative view of their problems or cognitive flexibility. This hypothesis has been described as...