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FACTORS THAT CONSTITUTE A GOOD COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL TREATMENT MANUAL: A DELPHI STUDY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2004

Edward A. S. Duncan
Affiliation:
The State Hospital, Carstairs, Lanark, Scotland
Margaret M. Nicol
Affiliation:
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland
Alastair Ager
Affiliation:
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland

Abstract

Cognitive behavioural treatment manuals have increased in frequency, purpose and impact over the last 40 years. Despite numerous papers on the topic, few empirical studies regarding the constitution of treatment manuals have been conducted. A Delphi study examining the factors that constitute a good cognitive behavioural treatment manual is presented. This study generated a consensus of opinion of factors that therapists and researchers should consider when developing and appraising treatment manuals for cognitive behavioural interventions. Limitations of the study and the potential relevance of the research are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2004 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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