Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches people to challenge negative thought patterns and change their responses to unsettling situations . It is an effective therapy for many mental health conditions as well as issues like pain or insomnia, and for managing difficult life experiences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( CBT ) Cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT ) is a structured, goal-oriented type of talk therapy . It can help manage mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, and emotional concerns, such as coping with grief or stress. CBT can also help manage nonpsychological health conditions, such as insomnia and chronic pain. DESCRIPTION Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT ) is an empirically supported approach to psychotherapy characterized by teaching the patient a set of coping skills. The skills are intended to modify maladaptive cognitions, behaviors, and physiological responses that maintain and/or exacerbate psychopathology. The skills are intended to modify maladaptive cognitions, behaviors, and physiological responses that maintain and/or exacerbate psychopathology. The approach is present–focused and ... In the 1960s, Aaron Beck developed cognitive behavior therapy ( CBT ) or cognitive therapy . Since then, it has been extensively researched and found to be effective in a large number of outcome studies for some psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, and personality disorders. It also has been demonstrated to be effective as an adjunctive treatment to medication for serious mental disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia ...
