This review reports on recent outcome studies of behavior therapy and cognitive-behavior therapy. Additive effects are found for some disorders, but usually the differences are small. Nevertheless, the consistency of a trend supporting cognitive-behavior therapy augers for the future use of the conceptually and clinically broader approach. Adult areas reviewed include anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and pain management (headaches, back and arthritis pain). Two areas of research with children are reviewed - conduct disorder and child sexual abuse. Interventions with individual children have been limited in generalization effects, so the emphasis is shifting to family interventions and prevention.
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