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Cognitive-Behavioral Articles

In-Depth: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Cognitive behavioral therapy (also known by its abbreviation, CBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. Its goal is to change patterns of thinking or behavior that ...  Read more... »

Identifying Irrational Thoughts

Sunday, January 21st, 2007
One of the most common components of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) is identifying and answering irrational thoughts. Once you can label and dissect an irrational thought, you take away some of its power. The longer these ...  Read more... »

Social Phobia

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Social phobia is an intense fear of becoming humiliated in social situations, specifically of embarrassing yourself in front of other people. It often runs in families and may be accompanied by depression or alcoholism. Social ...  Read more... »

Treatment of PTSD

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Many methods of therapy have been developed for survivors of trauma. All methods share the following guidelines: Therapy always is individualized to meet the specific concerns and needs of each unique trauma survivor, based upon ...  Read more... »

About Behavior Therapy

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Behavior therapy is focused on helping an individual understand how changing their behavior can lead to changes in how they are feeling. The goal of behavior therapy is usually focused on increasing the ...  Read more... »

About Cognitive Psychotherapy

Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Cognitive therapy is based on the theory that much of how we feel is determined by what we think. Disorders, such as depression, are believed to be the result of faulty thoughts and beliefs. By ...  Read more... »

Paroextine may help treat compulsive hoarding

Monday, November 13th, 2006
New research has found that certain antidepressants work well to reduce symptoms of compulsive hoarding. It's very common to have a collection of some kind — acquiring and retaining nonessential objects is nearly universal and found ...  Read more... »

Treatment of Panic Disorder

Thursday, October 19th, 2006
Treatment can bring significant relief to 70 percent to 90 percent of people with panic disorder, and early treatment can help keep the disease from progressing to the later stages where agoraphobia develops. Before undergoing any ...  Read more... »

Anxiety, Worry, and Stress, Oh My: The Bugaboos of Modern Life

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
Anxiety, worry, and stress are all afflictions of life in the modern world. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 10 percent of the American population, or 24 million people, suffer from anxiety ...  Read more... »

The Power of Positive Thinking

Monday, May 29th, 2006
No one can avoid all negative feelings in life and it's not realistic to think you can or should. But the happiest people somehow know how to buffer them by keeping life's inevitable tragedies from ...  Read more... »

The Top 10 Types of “Stinkin’ Thinkin’”

Friday, January 20th, 2006
One of the most common types of skills learned in psychotherapy today focuses on our thinking. Unbeknownst to many of us, we often engage in internal conversations with ourselves throughout the day. Unless we're trained ...  Read more... »

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