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Revolution in Swedish Mental Health Practice: The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Monopoly Gives Way
Sunday, May 13th, 2012 Arlanda Airport, Sweden Over the last decade, Sweden, like most Western countries, embraced the call for “evidence-based practice.” Socialstyrelsen, the country’s National Board of Health and Welfare, developed and disseminated a set of guidelines (“riktlinger”) for mental health practice. Topping the list of methods was, not surprisingly, cognitive-behavioral therapy. The Swedish… — read more