Mental Health Interventions and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) Program, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University.
Behav Ther. 2024 Nov;55(6):1101-1113. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.07.007. Epub 2024 Aug 2.
The scope and burdens of mental health challenges in today's world are staggering. Among the available psychological treatment approaches, cognitive and behavioral therapies, and their combinations, have garnered the strongest evidence base. That said, progress has not always been linear and most of the work is still ahead of us. Against this backdrop, Behavior Therapy has launched its State of the Science series-an exciting new journal feature offering a curated set of authoritative reviews of research in major areas of relevance to applied cognitive-behavioral science, written by distinguished scientists in each area and peer-reviewed. The vision for the Behavior Therapy State of the Science series is to launch with an initial set of articles that make up this special journal issue, with continued publication of additional State of the Science articles in future journal issues. The current article launches the State of the Science series, providing a brief summary of progress in cognitive and behavioral practice and related areas, as well as various missteps and harmful legacies that remind us that the state of the science for research focused on mental health and the alleviation of human suffering is always in flux and evolving. The 16 inaugural reviews in this special issue are then introduced one by one. Collectively, these State of the Science reviews take stock of what has been learned across key areas in the field, highlight critical knowledge gaps in need of research, and provide expert guidance for improving the effectiveness and reach of care, particularly for marginalized and underserved populations.
当今世界，心理健康挑战的范围和负担令人震惊。在现有的心理治疗方法中，认知和行为疗法及其组合具有最强的证据基础。也就是说，进展并非总是一帆风顺的，我们还有很多工作要做。在此背景下，《行为疗法》推出了其“科学现状”系列——这是一个令人兴奋的新期刊特色，提供了一系列由该领域杰出科学家撰写并经过同行评审的关于与应用认知行为科学相关的主要领域的研究的权威综述。《行为疗法科学现状》系列的愿景是首先发表一组构成本期特刊的文章，然后在未来的期刊中继续发表更多的科学现状文章。本文开启了科学现状系列，简要总结了认知和行为实践及相关领域的进展，以及各种失误和有害遗产，这些都提醒我们，专注于心理健康和减轻人类痛苦的研究的科学现状总是在不断变化和发展。然后逐一介绍本期特刊中的 16 篇创刊评论。这些科学现状综述共同总结了该领域关键领域的研究成果，突出了需要研究的关键知识空白，并为提高护理的有效性和覆盖面提供了专家指导，特别是为边缘化和服务不足的人群。
