[3] In 1982, a survey of 800 members of the American Psychological Association voted Meichenbaum the tenth most influential psychotherapist of the 20th century.
[6] He wrote his dissertation, titled How to Train Schizophrenics to Talk to Themselves, having shown an interest in the topic of self-talk since childhood.
During his tenure at Waterloo he began a research program exploring the role of cognitive and emotional factors in the behavior change process.
Following his retirement from the University of Waterloo in 1998, Meichenbaum joined the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment of Victims as research director, which is based at the University of Miami's School of Education and Development, where Meichenbaum also worked as distinguished visiting professor.
[12] In 2012, Meichenbaum published Roadmap to Resilience: A Guide for Military, Trauma Victims and Their Families, a handbook to help service members reintegrate into civilian life and for clinicians translating evidence-based interventions into clinical guidelines for patients.
While closely related to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), these approaches share similar assumptions and methods but emphasize different outcomes.
He acknowledged, however, that spirituality or religion is not a universal solution but can be a valuable component in helping individuals recover from trauma.