Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a "direct form of psychotherapy based on the interpretation of situations (cognitive structure of experiences) that determine how an individual feels and behaves. It is based on the premise that cognition, the process of acquiring knowledge and forming beliefs, is a primary determinant of mood and behavior. The therapy uses behavioral and verbal techniques to identify and correct negative thinking that is at the root of the aberrant behavior."[1]
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine considers it a complementary mind-body technique fully accepted as safe and effective.
Efficacy
Anxiety
Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce symptoms of anxiety disorder.[2]
Depression
Cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce symptoms of major depression in the geriatric patients although only a minority of patients have a reduction in symptoms of 50%.[3]
The role of CBT in chronic depression is not clear.[4]
Child psychiatry
The role of cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy in child psychiatry is not clear.[5]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Cognitive behavioral therapy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Stanley MA, Wilson NL, Novy DM, et al (April 2009). "Cognitive behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder among older adults in primary care: a randomized clinical trial". JAMA 301 (14): 1460–7. DOI:10.1001/jama.2009.458. PMID 19351943. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Serfaty MA, Haworth D, Blanchard M, Buszewicz M, Murad S, King M (2009). "Clinical effectiveness of individual cognitive behavioral therapy for depressed older people in primary care: a randomized controlled trial.". Arch Gen Psychiatry 66 (12): 1332-40. DOI:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.165. PMID 19996038. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Kocsis JH, Gelenberg AJ, Rothbaum BO, Klein DN, Trivedi MH, Manber R et al. (2009). "Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy and brief supportive psychotherapy for augmentation of antidepressant nonresponse in chronic depression: the REVAMP Trial.". Arch Gen Psychiatry 66 (11): 1178-88. DOI:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.144. PMID 19884606. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Spielmans GI, Pasek LF, McFall JP (2007). "What are the active ingredients in cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy for anxious and depressed children? A meta-analytic review.". Clin Psychol Rev 27 (5): 642-54. DOI:10.1016/j.cpr.2006.06.001. PMID 17368886. Research Blogging.