Translating Emotion Regulation to Structure and Streamline Interventions
Why do cognitive-behavioral treatments for emotional disorders (mood, anxiety, and related disorders) work? And how can we make them not only better, but more broadly applicable for the 38 million Americans with a psychiatric disorder who do not receive adequate treatment each year? In this talk, I’ll present a translation-al line of research I’ve conducted to unpack the complementary roles of emotion regulation, the alliance, and even maladaptive strategies to better optimize our interventions for these conditions. I’ll then introduce a modular cognitive-behavioral therapy I’ve co-developed to target not only emotional disorders but also conditions characterized by antagonism and disinhibition to provide a more comprehensive treatment framework.