behaviour therapy

British  

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

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behaviour therapy

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

From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2019

Building on such insights, Ellis went on to pioneer rational emotive behaviour therapy, which, among many things, encourages people to stop self-defeating avoidance behaviours.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2015

For academic achievement, only the group receiving medication and behaviour therapy combined outperformed the group receiving regular care.

From Nature ● Feb. 12, 2014

But disadvantaged children benefited when they received both medication and behaviour therapy.

From Nature ● Feb. 12, 2014

He prepared a report for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that suggested cognitive behaviour therapy was effective in treating the symptoms.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2011