Depression is a disabling condition that impacts a person’s relationships, life, and health (Nardi, Francesconi, Catena-Dell’Osso, Bellantuono, 2013). People develop depression from many life stressors, including loss of a loved one, low self-esteem, lack of social support, job loss, natural life stressors, and many more. Many types of therapy can alleviate the symptoms of depression for an individual. However, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been shown to have the most consistent enduring effects in relation to other efficacious interventions (Hollon, Stewart, Strunk, 2006).
CBT helps the individual suffering from depression learn how to change their negative thinking and behavioral patterns and teaches the individual how to change
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Therefore, lacking social support increases the risk of having poor mental health and poor parenting skills. The study performed by these clinicians included a sample of adolescents between the ages of 15-18 years, in three waves (in third trimester, when their child was 10 months old, and when the child was 24 months old). The study used interviews as a way to assess the level of support adolescent mothers receive from their own mothers while transitioning into and out of pregnancy. Again, the study concluded that a strong support system led to a more positive educational experience and more positive parenting skills.
Additionally, childhood sexual abuse or assault can have an impact on one’s ability to establish and maintain health relationships. Experiencing childhood sexual abuse may also contribute to developing poor relationships, impulsiveness, helplessness, and problems forming stable and supportive friendships (Liang, Williams, Siegel, 2006). Furthermore, adolescents going through pregnancy are at a higher risk of developing depression and a poor quality of life (Pires, Araújo-Pedrosa, Canavarro, 2013). The lack of support clearly shows a correlation to developing depressive symptoms. This lack of support can lead an individual to feel hopeless, alone, and feel
CBT has a number of strengths; first beginning with its capacity to yield empirical results as to its effectiveness. Countless studies have shown CBT to be the most effective treatment for anxiety and depression (e.g., Oei & McAlinden, 2014; Tolin, 2010); this is likely the result of a number of factors. CBT is a collaborative, educational, time-limited model that demystifies the therapy process; changes are made with clients, not to clients, the strategies learned equip clients to better navigate current and future difficulties, and the setting of goals allows clients to clearly see their progress (Corey, 2013; Skinner & Wrycraft, 2014). An additional strength of CBT for anxiety and depression is its applicability to both individuals and groups; group CBT has a number of auxiliary benefits including, vicarious learning, a sense of cohesiveness that can increase motivation, social interaction and the opportunity to help others (Oei & McAlinden, 2014).
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CBT can help you to change how you think ('Cognitive') and what you do ('Behaviour'). These changes can help you to feel better. Unlike
If I were to be a therapist administering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) I would prefer to use it on a patient that is suffering from depression or anxiety. This is due to the fact that it is one of the most effective treatments for conditions where anxiety and depression is the main problem. Depression is most commonly defined as a mood disorder that may cause persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest. Which is primarily involved with the way a person thinks which leads to a particular way that person will then act. Therefore, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) would be most effective due to the fact that it’s goal is the change the way a person thinks. Also a person with depression would benefit most from developing a different perspective on life, one that is more pleasant and this therapy does just that.
According to the book, CBT has four phases of treatment, which are increasing pleasurable activities, challenging automatic thoughts, identifying negative thoughts, and changing thoughts. For the first phase, clinicians will encourage the patient to identify and engage in activities, such as taking walks, which are enjoyable to their patient. For the second phase, the clinician will teach their patient about what negative thoughts can do to them and how the patient can challenge those negative thoughts. For the third phase, once the client is able to identify the negative thoughts, the clinician can help the patient identify how the negative thoughts are causing depressive symptoms to occur. For the fourth phase, the clinician will help their patient to challenge the negative thoughts and replace them with positive
Depression is a serious situation in people’s lives. Especially adolescent mothers. In this report by Diana Mahoney, we are shown that teen pregnancy can lead to critical depression. Data taken from two consecutive longitudinal risk reduction interventions, Dr. Beth Bartnet and few of her colleagues discovered several depressive symptoms were linked with a 44% increased risk of following pregnancy, there are about 269 predominantly African American and low income teens. This information will be used throughout my essay to inform people that not only does a low income teen mother suffer, but so does the child. There is a pattern. Media affects body image, which leads to depression, which can lead to a teen wanting a companionship, then things
At the same time, therapist who practice CBT aim to help their patient change pattern of behavior that come form dysfunctional thinking (O’Brien, & Susan Hussey,
CBT is a process that facilitates the clients in correcting the false beliefs about their self that leads to their negative moods and behaviours. Studies have shown that CBT is an effective treatment for those suffering from depression (Blackburn, Bishop, Glen, Whalley, & Christie, 1981). CBT has been proved to be beneficial for those who only have a limited response to anti-depressants (Hofmann, et al., 2012). Evidence also shows that CBT reduces the rate of relapse in patients with depression (Clarke, Mayo-Wilson, Kenny, & Pilling,
The aim of CBT is to help individuals become aware of when they are making negative interpretations and of behavioural patterns that reinforce this. CBT assists individuals to develop alternative ways of behaving and thinking, which can reduce their psychological stress.
There are many different forms of CBT and the target population varies depending on the form. Some of the many different forms include: trauma-focused CBT for children, CBT for late-life depression, and CBT for adolescent depression to name a few; each form has a variety of age groups intended as its target population. For example CBT for adolescent depression has the target population of individuals ages 13-17 and 18-25 whereas CBT for late-life depression has the target population of individuals ages 55 and older (NREPP, 2014) CBT differs from other forms of psychotherapy in the sense the sessions have more structure. Those with specific focus and goal may benefit more from CBT. It is less suitable for someone who feels vaguely unhappy or unfulfilled, but doesn’t have any symptoms or a particular aspect of their life they want to work on. CBT is effective for a wide variety of mental health disorders, including but not limited to mood, anxiety, personality, eating, substance abuse, sleep, and psychotic
Globally, major depressive disorder (MDD) is among the top five public health concerns today (Cuijpers et al., 2011; Jakobsen, Hansen, Simonsen, & Gluud, 2011; Hees, Rotter, Ellermann, & Evers, 2013). Moreover, almost 20% of patients with depression engage in self-harming behaviors, including suicidal attempts (Gamble et al., 2013; Jakobsen et al., 2011). Not only is the prevalence of depression alarming, but costly to the health care system (Cuijpers et al., 2011; Cuijpers et al., 2014; Hees et al., 2013; Jakobsen et al., 2011). The use of antidepressants is the standard for initial treatment, but may be limiting in preventing relapse (Cuijpers et al., 2014; Jakobsen et al., 2011). Therefore, the inclusion of non-pharmacological interventions may be necessary to improve treatment outcomes (Cuijpers et al., 2011; Dekker et al., 2013; Jakobsen et al., 2011). Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) are the two primary psychotherapeutic interventions recommended in the treatment of depression. In this paper, I will discuss the difference between CBT and IPT, compare the effectiveness between both therapies, explore their efficacy as an adjunct treatment with antidepressant medications, and summarize the treatment guidelines for depression.
CBT is a structured psychological treatment which identifies that cognition, emotion and behaviour all interact together. Therefore, it can be said that our thoughts determine our feelings and our response. A negative impact of the actions taken by someone when that person suffers from psychological distress caused by how skewed they interpret situations. CBT involves working with a therapist to distinguish thought and behavioural patterns that are either making a client more likely to become depressed, or stopping a client from getting better when experiencing depression. The purpose of CBT is to increase the client’s awareness when negative interpretations are made and when behavioural patterns reinforce distorted thinking. Cognitive therapy helps people to develop alternative ways of thinking and behaving which aim to reduce their psychological
Research has shown that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be as successful as medicine in treating many types of depression and other mental health disorders it can be completed in a relatively short time compared with other talking therapies and because it is highly structured, CBT can be provided in a number of different formats such as through computer programs, groups and self-help books. Some research suggests that CBT may be better than antidepressants at preventing the return of depression. It is thought to be one of the most effective treatments for anxiety and depression.
CBT is effective in medication in treating specific mental health problems .This plays a key role in managing problems, including depressions and anxiety and reduces a negative impact to the client’s life. However CBT poses a risk of bad feelings that are associated with personal problem which can return although they can be controlled with CBT skills. Hence, it is encouraged that someone should continue even after full recovery.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy. The effectiveness has been researched extensively over the years (Dobson, 2001). There are over three hundred published studies about the outcomes of cognitive behavioral therapy interventions. The main reason for this is that an ongoing adaptation of this form of psychotherapy makes it applicable to a vast amount of disorders and related problems (Rounsaville & Caroll, 2002). Despite the relatively great amount of studies on the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, questions still remain about the levels of effectiveness for different disorders, about the effects of