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  Cognitive therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive therapy or cognitive behavior therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and other forms of psychological disorder.
Cognitive therapy is often used in conjunction with mood stabilizing medications to treat bipolar disorder.
While the cognitive therapist view of emotion has existed for millennia, cognitive therapy was developed in its present form by Albert Ellis and Aaron T. Beck in the 1950s and 1960s.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/cognitive_therapy   (982 words)

  
 Cognitive therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cognitive therapy or cognitive behavior therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and other forms of mental disorder.
The therapy is essentially, therefore, to identify those irrational or maladaptive thoughts that lead to negative emotion and identify what it is about them that is irrational or just not helpful; this is done in an effort to reject the distorted thoughts and replace them with more realistic alternative thoughts.
While similar views of emotion have existed for millennia, cognitive therapy was developed in its present form by Albert Ellis and Aaron T. Beck in the 1950s and 1960s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cognitive_Behavioural_Therapy   (954 words)

  
 AHMF: References for CBT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Among the latter are cognitive factors such as the belief that physical symptoms always imply tissue damage, and behavioural factors such as persistent avoidance of activities associated with an increase in symptoms.
CONCLUSION—Adding cognitive behaviour therapy to the medical care of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome is acceptable to patients and leads to a sustained reduction in functional impairment.
The role of psychological (cognitive) and behavioural therapies in CFS is examined.
www.ahmf.org /database/cbt.html   (2161 words)

  
 CBT - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in South Woodford - East London
Cognitive therapy is not about "positive thinking" in the sense that you must always think happy thoughts.
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists are usually health professionals such as nurses, psychologists, doctors, social workers, counsellors etc Most importantly, all therapists aim to help clients achieve desired change in the way they think, feel and behave.
Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapies can be used on their own or in conjunction with medication, depending on the severity or nature of each client's problem.
londonessextherapists.com /CBT.htm   (656 words)

  
 Cognitive Therapy & CBT
Cognitive therapy (or cognitive behavioural therapy) helps the client to uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions which may be causing or prolonging psychological distress.
The task of cognitive therapy or CBT is partly to understand how the three components of emotions, behaviours and thoughts interrelate, and how they may be influenced by external stimuli -- including events which may have occurred early in the client's life.
Cognitive therapy aims to help the client to become aware of thought distortions which are causing psychological distress, and of behavioural patterns which are reinforcing it, and to correct them.
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 cognitive behavioural therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression is well established as a promising and frequently effective treatment.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) refers to a group of therapies that aim to reduce dysfunctional emotions and behaviour by altering behaviour and by altering thinking patterns, based on the assumption that prior learning is currently having adverse consequences.
Cognitive behavioural therapists believe that a change in symptoms follows a change in thinking (or cognitive change) which is brought about by a variety of possible interventions, including the practice of new behaviours, analysis of faulty thinking patterns, and the teaching of more adaptive self-talk.
www.schizophrenia.co.uk /background/cognitive_behavioural_therapy/cognitive_behavioural_therapy.html   (874 words)

  
 COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, often shortened as CBT, is a very practical treatment in which therapist and client work together collaboratively.
CBT is based on the knowledge that many of our problems are caused and maintained by our unhelpful beliefs and deeply held assumptions about ourselves and others in our life.
After therapy is completed it is helpful for clients to have a limited number of follow-up sessions, which usually have quite long time gaps between them, to monitor and maintain the progress that has been achieved.
www.oxdev.co.uk /cognitive_therapy.htm   (489 words)

  
 Therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
C.B.T. is an acronym for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
This is a therapy that can modify or eliminate thought patterns contributing to the patient's symptoms, and aims to help the patient to change his or her behaviour.
In cognitive therapy, discussions between the patient and the therapist are not usually focused on the patient's past, as is the case with some forms of psychotherapy.
www.nomorepanic.co.uk /therapy.htm   (2140 words)

  
 The Hope Street Centre - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Cheshire
CBT is an active type of psychotherapy, whereby the client and practitioner talk, act, and work together to achieve agreed therapeutic goals.
Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy highlights that it is our beliefs, interpretations, and perceptions of life events that determine our feelings, moods, and ultimately, our actions.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is now well established as a key method for overcoming depression, anxiety, and other emotional conditions.
www.hopestreetcentre.co.uk /therapy_cheshire/cognitive_behavioural_therapy.htm   (296 words)

  
 Psychotherapy/Cognitive-Behavioural Synthestic Therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive therapy is the holistic art/science of using cognitive principles for healing purposes.
The therapy can provide a framework for the patient to modify thoughts, perceptions and behaviour patterns that have been adversely affecting their daily lives, thus enabling them to enjoy a normal rich and full life experience.
Well there are other therapies that, when used in conjunction with normal cognitive-behavioural therapy, frequently help reinforce, or speed up, the process or act as a 'crutch' to support the patient during difficult periods of transition from the old familiar ways to the new unfamiliar and unknown ways of thought and deed.
www.cmths.com /psychotherapy.html   (410 words)

  
 Cognitive therapy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
With (The organized beliefs of a period or group or individual) thoughts stipulated as being the cause of (Any strong feeling) emotions rather than vice-versa, cognitive therapists reverse the causal order more generally used by psychotherapists.
Even once a patient has learned to recognise when and where his thought processes are going awry, it can take months of concerted effort to replace an invalid thought with a more suitable one.
The cognitive therapist provides techniques to give the client a greater degree of control over negative thinking by correcting " (Click link for more info and facts about cognitive distortion) cognitive distortions" or thinking errors that abet them in a process called (Click link for more info and facts about cognitive restructuring) cognitive restructuring.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cognitive_therapy.htm   (847 words)

  
 Irish College Of General Practitioners :: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) is based on the principle that unhealthy emotions and behaviours are the result of cognitive processes rather than events in a person's life.
CBT is a practical action orientated approach to coping with problems and enhancing personal growth.
He is both training co-ordinator and director of European Affairs with the Institute of Cognitive Behavioural therapies in Ireland and operates a CBT clinic which works extensively with GPs in treating people with anxiety, depression and addictions.
www.icgp.ie /index.cfm/loc/5-12.htm   (497 words)

  
 Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy in London Therapy Service, cognitive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive behavioural therapy is also known as CBT, and occasionally CBP which is short for cognitive behavioural psychotherapy.
Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy is similar, the focus is on the solution of the problem, but a bit later into the psychotherapy it might be important to find out how you broke your leg to prevent you from doing it again.
Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy is constantly evolving by what is called “empirical evidence” or “evidence-based-practice”, and this form of psychotherapy is constantly synchronized with the latest recommendations from the research suggesting what works best.
www.londonpsychotherapy.net   (1415 words)

  
 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a way of helping people to cope with stress and emotional problems.
What makes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy stand out from other forms of psychotherapy or types of counselling is the emphasis on evidence based practice and you can read more about this here - Evidence for CBT.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is similar, the focus is on the solution of the problem, but a bit later into the therapy it might be important to find out how you broke your leg to prevent you from doing it again.
www.londoncbt.co.uk /whatis.html   (519 words)

  
 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Counselling in  London
My peers are all seasoned accredited cognitive behaviour therapists who contribute their expertise and experience, in helping resolve difficult problems and impasses.
The idea that the threat lies not in the objective situation, but in the meaning attributed to the situation is fundamental to cognitive therapy, so the focus of therapy lies in the transformation of this meaning.
Therapy (CBT), which is also referred to as Cognitive Therapy treats emotional problems by changing negative patterns of thought.
www.cognitivetherapy.me.uk   (986 words)

  
 Cognitive behavior therapy: The basics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive therapy teaches you how certain thinking patterns are causing your symptoms — by giving you a distorted picture of what's going on in your life, and making you feel anxious, depressed or angry for no good reason, or provoking you into ill-chosen actions.
CBT and well-chosen drugs, when each is used alone, are about equally effective during the period of active treatment.
Most CBT patients are able to complete their treatment in just a few weeks or months — even for problems that traditional therapies often take years to resolve, or aren't able to resolve at all.
www.cognitivetherapy.com /basics.html   (1784 words)

  
 cognitive therapy for depression
Cognitive therapy helps the depressed person recognize which life problems are critical, and which are minor.
From this base of theory and research came evidence that cognitive therapy was an effective, and perhaps is the most effective, intervention strategy for treating depression.
But, the essence of cognitive therapy is the assumption that irrational thoughts and beliefs, overgeneralization of negative events, a pessimistic outlook on life, a tendency to focus on problems and failures, and negative self assessment, as well as other cognitive distortions, promote the development of psychological problems, especially depression.
www.psychologyinfo.com /depression/cognitive.htm   (2305 words)

  
 bipolar affective disorder cognitive therapy - Bipolar Treatment, dealing with bipolar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Psychosocial interventions commonly used for bipolar disorder are cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoeducation, family therapy, and a newer technique, interpersonal and social rhythm therapy.
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 Therapy - Rational Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
I use an integration of rational cognitive therapy which at its core is based on logic and reason.
Therapy is a place where lies are unnecessary because shame and rejection are not a part of the therapeutic process.
It is important to remember, in particular, for married and/or any committed relationship that the cycle of blame and broken trust followed by accusation and anger never produces a winning relationship.
www.glucksolutions.org /therapy.php   (563 words)

  
 GMTV - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This therapy is one of the most established in dealing with specific phobias
CBT combines two kinds of therapy to combat phobia: cognitive and behavioural.
In behavioural therapy, people learn how to change their behaviour, through methods like relaxation, desensitization and breathing exercises.
www.gm.tv /index.cfm?articleid=5064   (213 words)

  
 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) - Factsheet from The Royal College of Psychiatrists
CBT aims to get you to a point where you can “do it yourself”, and work out your own ways of tackling these problems.
Although CBT concentrates on the here and now, at times you may need to talk about the past to understand how it is affecting you now.
CBT is as effective as antidepressants for many forms of depression.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk /info/factsheets/pfaccog.asp   (1857 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Mental Health Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is becoming increasingly central to evidence-based mental health care and to the professional development of many mental health workers.
With case examples woven throughout, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Mental Health Care is an ideal text for use in training and a useful source of reference for qualified practitioners working in a variety of mental health settings.
However, since the evidence base for CBT has been firmly established and its practice widely used within the field of mental health, many texts have fallen short of appealing to a wide range of professionals working in the various environments found in the services.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0761941428   (854 words)

  
 ! Cognitive behavior therapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has become the preferred treatment for most emotional and behavioral problems.
New York Institute for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (NYI/CBT), a non-profit education corporation chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York.
Therapy: If you are considering CBT for yourself and are in or near New York City, you may call the Cognitive Therapy Center of Brooklyn, the private practice of Dr Bush.
www.cognitivetherapy.com   (216 words)

  
 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Versus Gestalt Therapy
Behavioural therapy assumes that mental disturbances are really learnt but aimless behaviours.
Cognitive therapy studies how people think and how they interpret their experiences.
Gestalt therapy (invented by Fritz/Frederic Perls) tries to help the patient to be more aware of oneself and the inner world.
web4health.info /en/answers/ed-treat-compare   (402 words)

  
 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT as it is commonly known, is a system of therapy developed by Aaron Beck of the University of Pennsylvania.
It aims to deliver specialised, empirically validated, cognitive behavioural treatments for anxiety disorders and secondly to develop and evaluate effective means of disseminating cognitive behavioural treatment skills to other clinicians.
Although CBT is widely recognised to be a useful and successful form of treatment, currently very few NHS patients receive CBT treatments.
www.slam.nhs.uk /news/bulletin/june01/2.asp   (556 words)

  
 Academy of Cognitive Therapy
As part of its mission, the Academy supports continuing education and research in cognitive therapy, provides a valuable resource in cognitive therapy for professionals and the public at large, and actively works towards the identification and certification of clinicians skilled in cognitive therapy.
The Academy of Cognitive Therapy is the only certifying organization for cognitive-behavioral therapy that evaluates applicants' knowledge and ability before granting certification.
Certification by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy indicates to the public, potential employers, and other clinicians that the individual is a skilled cognitive therapist.
www.academyofct.org   (526 words)

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