Introduction
Overview of Behavioral Therapy Approaches
Behavioral psychotherapy type | Theoretical background | |
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First wave | Behavioral therapy | Behavior analysis takes into consideration every behavior, including overt and covert The therapist focuses on specific learned behaviors and how the environment influences such behaviors |
Second wave | Cognitive behavioral therapy | CBT focuses on the development of individual strategies aimed to solve current problems and to change unhelpful patterns in cognitions (i.e., thoughts and beliefs), behaviors, and emotional regulation |
Third wave | Acceptance and commitment therapy Dialectical behavioral therapy Integrative behavioral couples therapy Behavioral activation Cognitive behavioral analysis | Third wave therapies prioritize the holistic promotion of health and well-being and are less focused on reducing psychological and emotional symptoms. These therapies abandon key assumptions associated with traditional cognitive therapy and is informed by emerging research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Concepts such as metacognition, acceptance, mindfulness, personal values, and spirituality are frequently incorporated into what might otherwise be considered traditional behavioral interventions |
First Wave
Second Wave
Third Wave
Literature Search Strategy
Literature Search Strategy
Inclusion Criteria
Compliance with Ethics Guidelines
Results
Search Results
Year of publication | |
Range | 1983–2018 |
Number of publications per decade | |
Until 2000 | 7 |
2001–2010 | 11 |
2011–2018 | 24 |
Number of patients per publication | |
Range | 4–413 |
Mean (SD) | 90.9 (86.3) |
Median | 66 |
Type of low back pain | |
Acute | 3 |
Subacute | 1 |
Chronic | 38 |
Type of psychotherapy studied | |
Classic behavioral therapy | 2 |
Cognitive behavioral therapy | 29 |
Third wave approaches | 6 |
Comparing different types | 5 |