Exposure based cognitive behavioral group therapy for IBS at a gastroenterological clinic - a clinical effectiveness study.

Background: Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may benefit from psychological treatment when diet changes and medications do not sufficiently reduce symptoms. Our research team has developed an exposure based cognitive behavioral therapy protocol (ECBT), which has been shown to be effective in several randomized controlled trials.

Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of ECBT in clinical routine care at a gastroenterological clinic in Stockholm and to find predictors for treatment outcome.

Efficacy of a behavioral self-help treatment with or without therapist guidance for co-morbid and primary insomnia--a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Cognitive behavioral therapy is treatment of choice for insomnia, but availability is scarce. Self-help can increase availability at low cost, but evidence for its efficacy is limited, especially for the typical insomnia patient with co-morbid problems. We hypothesized that a cognitive behaviorally based self-help book is effective to treat insomnia in individuals, also with co-morbid problems, and that the effect is enhanced by adding brief therapist telephone support.

Internet-delivered exposure-based treatment vs. stress management for irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized trial.

Objectives: Our research group has developed an internet-delivered cognitive behavioral treatment (ICBT) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We compared ICBT with internet-delivered stress management (ISM) for IBS to assess whether the effects of ICBT are specific.

Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial, including 195 self-referred participants diagnosed with IBS.