American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 72
Number 3
September 2019

Editorial

Mass Shootings and Psychotherapy

Holly A. Swartz, M.D.

Publication date: 01 September 2019

Page58https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.72301

Articles

Efficacy of Transdiagnostic Behavior Therapy Across the Affective Disorders

Daniel F. Gros, Ph.D.

Publication date: 01 September 2019

Pages59–66

This study supports the efficacy of transdiagnostic behavior therapy across various affective disorders, including depression and PTSD. These findings suggest a possible reduction in the number of treatment protocols providers need to learn in order to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20190007

Measuring Patients’ Acquisition of Therapy Skills in Psychotherapy for Depression: Assessing the CCTS-SR and the IPSS-SR

Publication date: 01 September 2019

Pages67–74

Using data from 202 patients with depression, the authors conducted a psychometric evaluation of the Dutch translation of the Competencies of Cognitive Therapy Scale–Self-Report and an initial psychometric evaluation of the newly developed Interpersonal ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180028

Psychotherapy Tools

Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential, and Intensive Treatment

Publication date: 01 September 2019

Pages75–83

In this article, a clinical protocol for delivering a flexible, spiritually integrated cognitive-behavioral therapy, called spiritual psychotherapy for inpatient, residential, and intensive treatment (SPIRIT), is presented, and its implementation is ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180046