It is based on the idea that humans are biological beings that think, feel, act, sense, imagine, and interact—and that psychological treatment should address each of these modalities.
Multimodal therapy is based on the idea that the therapist must address these multiple modalities of an individual to identify and treat a mental disorder.
It sees individuals as products of interplay among genetic endowment, physical environment, and social learning history.
MMT starts after the patient has been assessed based on his/her emotional responses, sensory displays and the manner in which he/she interacts with people around via behavior, affect, sensations, images, cognition, drugs and interpersonal activities.
Besides psychotherapy, the therapist will try to include dietary measures and stress management programs to treat patient's associated psychiatric symptoms.
The prime focus of the therapist would be to ease the pains of the patient and fulfill his/her needs by studying his/her behavior and mannerisms.
His idea of MMT involves examining symptoms on each dimension of personality in order to find the right combination of therapeutic techniques to address them all.
Lazarus retained the basic premises of CBT, but believed that more of the individual's specific needs and personality dimensions must be considered.