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Behavior therapy is the predecessor to cognitive behavioral therapy, grounded in learning theory and scientific principles. Behavioral strategies are at the core of many effective, empirically validated treatments for psychiatric disorders. The following chapter describes several key behavioral strategies in detail and illustrates their use via clinical vignettes.
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Chosak, A., Baer, L. (2016). Behavioral Strategies. In: Petersen, T., E. Sprich, S., Wilhelm, S. (eds) The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2605-3_4
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