Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a structured, time-limited form of psychotherapy founded on the principle that thoughts, emotions, and behaviours are interconnected, so that modifying maladaptive cognitions and behavioural patterns relieves psychological distress. Treatment is goal-oriented and collaborative,…
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a structured, time-limited form of psychotherapy founded on the principle that thoughts, emotions, and behaviours are interconnected, so that modifying maladaptive cognitions and behavioural patterns relieves psychological distress. Treatment is goal-oriented and collaborative, using techniques such as cognitive restructuring of dysfunctional beliefs, behavioural activation, exposure, and skills training, frequently delivered through formats ranging from individual sessions to brief workshops. CBT has a strong evidence base across anxiety and mood disorders and is applied well beyond them: it underpins resilience-building programs for children and youth with ADHD that target protective factors across academic, interpersonal, and cognitive domains, and it has been adapted into focused formats such as a one-day workshop for insomnia, where the determinants of effectiveness can be examined directly. Related approaches address the cognitive and emotional dimensions of conditions including postpartum depression, perfectionistic beliefs, and the psychological consequences of chronic illness such as osteoarthritis and depression in older adults. As a derivative, cognitive-analytic therapy extends these principles to complex presentations involving trauma. The shared mechanism is identification and change of unhelpful patterns of thinking and responding, making CBT a flexible, widely transferable framework for both clinical disorders and the broader promotion of coping and adjustment.
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