TY - JOUR
T1 - Science and practice of transdiagnostic CBT: A Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) approach
AU - Alsawy, Sarah
AU - Mansell, Warren
AU - Carey, Timothy
AU - McEvoy, Phil
AU - Tai, Sara
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The scientific and practical justifications for transdiagnostic CBT are well known and yet there is no consensus on the theoretical approach that should inform it. In this article, we explain the scientific and practical benefits of using Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) by introducing the theory, discussing how it explains the maintenance of psychological distress, the different ways that distress is manifested across disorders, and reviewing evidence for the theory and its applications. We explain how PCT can inform existing active ingredients of CBT such as exposure, behavioral activation, decentering, formulation, and the therapeutic alliance. We also introduce Method of Levels therapy as a transdiagnostic CBT informed by PCT, and describe the implications for service organization and modes of delivery, understanding help-seeking, and recovery. We conclude by considering limitations and directions for future developments.
AB - The scientific and practical justifications for transdiagnostic CBT are well known and yet there is no consensus on the theoretical approach that should inform it. In this article, we explain the scientific and practical benefits of using Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) by introducing the theory, discussing how it explains the maintenance of psychological distress, the different ways that distress is manifested across disorders, and reviewing evidence for the theory and its applications. We explain how PCT can inform existing active ingredients of CBT such as exposure, behavioral activation, decentering, formulation, and the therapeutic alliance. We also introduce Method of Levels therapy as a transdiagnostic CBT informed by PCT, and describe the implications for service organization and modes of delivery, understanding help-seeking, and recovery. We conclude by considering limitations and directions for future developments.
U2 - 10.1521/ijct.2014.7.4.334
DO - 10.1521/ijct.2014.7.4.334
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 334
EP - 359
JO - International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
JF - International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
SN - 1937-1209
IS - 4
ER -