9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Berlin 2019
12 July 2019
In July, Bronwyn Raykos and Peter McEvoy from the Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) travelled to Berlin to present talks at the World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT). Over 4,000 international delegates attended the conference and it was a privilege to listen to the world’s leading experts in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) discussing cutting edge research and advances in CBT for psychological disorders. Highlights of the conference included excellent papers on the use of mental imagery to enhance outcomes in CBT across a range of psychological problems; the use of exposure-based techniques and learning principles to maximise the effectiveness of CBT interventions and reduce relapse, and a consideration of techniques that are effective in improving outcomes for individuals across a range of psychological problems (such as the use of mental imagery, addressing perfectionism, increasing experience of positive emotions, and metacognitive approaches). The CCI team were pleased that our work in social anxiety disorder, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, and other anxiety and depressive disorders is keeping up with the latest evidence-base and we look forward to sharing future up...