A 2009 treatment manual has been published, Chronotherapeutics for Affective Disorders Wirz-Justice et al., 2009.
But the ideas in [Hughes's 2004 paper] do not provide a sufficient basis for a treatment manual, and are not to be followed uncritically.
The treatment manual describes an outpatient curriculum that is intended for adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age with DSM-IV alcohol and/or other substance use disorders.
It would be a big service to clinicians if the researchers would put together a treatment manual.
The standard protocol for IBCT therapy is described in a treatment manual written for therapists.
The published professional literature on Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy includes several professional treatment manuals and empirical studies including the following:
The crucial content of individual interventions has not been isolated and the important contextual elements, such as therapist training and development of treatment manuals, have not been determined.
For example, Beck's original treatment manual for depression states, "The philosophical origins of cognitive therapy can be traced back to the Stoic philosophers".
Those who oppose the use of treatment manuals and lists of approved therapies respond in kind.
The treatment manuals for functional analytic psychotherapy are published online for those who desire to do research.