Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) programs for correcting antisocial behavior in minors in the United States

Abstract

This paper focuses on the effectiveness of Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) which is a problem-focused, therapeutic approach designed to help individuals identify and change dysfunctional beliefs, thoughts, and patterns that contribute to problem behavior. Most of CBT and related programs have been used to address a wide range of problems, including antisocial behavior (i.e., a wide variety of problem behaviors such as violence toward people or animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness, oppositional-defiance, theft, and/or serious rule violations). The overall purpose of this paper is to determine if Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth in residential treatment (including both secure and non-secure settings) is to reduce recidivism and increase prosocial behaviors.