behaviour therapy

noun

1. any of various means of treating psychological disorders, such as desensitization, aversion therapy, and instrumental conditioning, that depend on the patient systematically learning new modes of behaviour

Example Sentences

She has been undergoing cognitive behaviour therapy to combat the disorder.

From BBC

He learned that Mair had received cognitive behaviour therapy for his depression, but felt it had not helped him.

From The Guardian

They are among 12 women being treated on Springbank Ward at Fulbourn Hospital near Cambridge, using a technique called dialectical behaviour therapy.

From BBC

The consultant in charge, Dr Jorge Zimbron, and his team of specialists carried out research for the three years before restrictive practices were eradicated, and the three years since, when dialectical behaviour therapy was used.

From BBC

The study, published August in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, revealed that 56 of 77 patients remained in remission four years after treatment—and that 41 of the 56 had fully recovered.

From Scientific American