Topic
Therapy
3 questions tagged Therapy — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
when
When was the first behavioral therapy for phobias systematically used?
Systematic behavioral treatments for phobias emerged in the 1950s, especially with Joseph Wolpe’s work published in 1958.
PsychologyTherapy
when
When was the first successful treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder with exposure therapy reported?
Exposure-based behavior therapy emerged in the 1950s and was developed further in the 1960s and 1970s. It became a core OCD treatment later in the 20th century.
Psychology and BrainTherapy
when
When was the first modern cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) framework developed?
CBT developed in the 1960s and 1970s. Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis were two of its key founders.
Psychology and BrainTherapy