Disadvantages:
- inefficient if isolated, as secondary prevention or intervention. Recommended
in combination with other techniques in alleviating disorders (e.g. stress
inoculation technique, relaxation, cognitive restructuring for anger
management intervention, cognitive techniques for intervention in
depression, exposure technique, progressive desensitivisation for intervention
in anxiety).
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