Overview of NIMH support of research in behavior therapy

Many parts of the National Institute of Mental Health have explicit policies of encouraging research on behavior therapy. The policies about behavior therapy research of sub-units of NIMH are reviewed, as these policies existed in fiscal year 1973. Examples are given of the type of behavior therapy research that NIMH was supporting in 1972. Particularly important is the evaluation of the efficacy of behavior therapy in comparison with standard treatment procedures.