Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, United States.
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, United States.
Behav Res Ther. 2023 Aug;167:104364. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2023.104364. Epub 2023 Jul 4.
Understanding how and for whom cognitive-behavioral therapies work is central to the development and improvement of mental health interventions. Suboptimal quantification of the active elements of cognitive-behavioral therapies has hampered progress in elucidating mechanisms of change. To advance process research on cognitive-behavioral therapies, we describe a theoretical measurement framework that focuses on the delivery, receipt, and application of the active elements of these interventions. We then provide recommendations for measuring the active elements of cognitive-behavioral therapies aligned with this framework. Finally, to support measurement harmonization and improve study comparability, we propose the development of a publicly available repository of assessment tools: the Active Elements of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies Measurement Kit.
理解认知行为疗法的作用机制和适用人群对于心理健康干预措施的发展和改进至关重要。由于对认知行为疗法的有效元素的量化不够理想，因此在阐明其作用机制方面进展缓慢。为了推进认知行为疗法的过程研究，我们描述了一个理论测量框架，该框架侧重于这些干预措施的有效元素的传递、接收和应用。然后，我们根据该框架为测量认知行为疗法的有效元素提供了相关建议。最后，为了支持测量协调并提高研究可比性，我们建议开发一个公共的评估工具存储库：认知行为疗法的有效元素测量工具包。
