Abstract

Systematic reviews have shown the efficacy of religion-adapted cognitive behavioral therapy (R-CBT); however, many clinicians lack practical knowledge of these protocols. We describe here the techniques of religious adaptation to CBT that have proved effective. We selected randomized clinical trials comparing R-CBT with control conditions in clients with a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder and extracted the information from their adapted manuals. The most frequent religious adaptations were the integration of religious content to perform cognitive restructuring, psychoeducation and motivation; engagement in religious activities such as behavioral activation, meditation, or prayer to help cognitive restructuring, using religious values and coping strategies. A description of these techniques is presented here, as well as some practical examples.

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Title
Religion-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review and Description of Techniques
Author
de Abreu Costa Marianna 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Moreira-Almeida, Alexander 2 

 Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS), Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Porto Alegre, Brazil (GRID:grid.8532.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 2200 7498) 
 Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Research Center in Spirituality and Health (NUPES), School of Medicine, Juiz de Fora, Brazil (GRID:grid.411198.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2170 9332) 
Pages
443-466
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Feb 2022
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
00224197
e-ISSN
15736571
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2627873921
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.