Empirically Supported Therapies for Adults

Using the APA Criteria for Empirically Validated Treatments, DeRubeis and Crits-Christoph (1998) comprehensively review interventions found to be "efficacious" (i.e., beneficial under well-controlled study conditions) and "probably efficacious" for 10 specific problem conditions; Click on Empirically Supported Therapies to view a table reflecting these conditions and recommended treatments.

The following articles outline empirically supported therapies:

Chambless, D.L., & Hollon, S.D. (1998). Defining empirically supported theories. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66(1), 1-22.

DeRubeis, R.J., & Crits-Christoph, P. (1998). Empirically supported individual and group psychological treatments for adult mental disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66(1), 37-52.