Editorial: Applications of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy in Response to COVID-19

Nikolaos Kazantzis; Matthew M Carper; Carmen P McLean; Susan E Sprich

doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.09.001

Editorial: Applications of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy in Response to COVID-19

Cogn Behav Pract. 2021 Nov;28(4):455-458. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.09.001. Epub 2021 Sep 14.

Authors

Nikolaos Kazantzis¹, Matthew M Carper², Carmen P McLean³, Susan E Sprich⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cognitive Behavior Therapy Research Unit, Melbourne, Australia, and Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research USA.
² William James College, USA.
³ VA National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dissemination and Training Division, USA.
⁴ Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Abstract

The corona virus (COVID-19) continues to have a devastating health, economic, and social impact on our local and international communities. Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (CBTs), as a family of therapies that posit cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and interpersonal change processes in the understanding and successful treatment of mental health disorders, have risen to the challenge. This special issue represents contributions from CBT experts on the impact on psychopathology, new assessment methods, adaptations of integrated behavioral health, telehealth, psychology training, and discusses a public health framework. The issue includes a series of articles offering guidance for the clinician on interventions for those impacted by trauma, CBT for youth and families, and telehealth for psychotic spectrum disorders and group therapy for social anxiety.

Keywords: CBT; COVID-19; Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Cognitive Therapy; Exposure.

Publication types

Editorial