Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps change negative thought patterns to improve mood and behavior. CBT can treat anxiety, depression, addiction, and many other mental health issues. Cognitive ...

Like all variants of cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is a short-term, structured form of psychotherapy based on the idea that the way someone thinks ...

During cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for alcohol use disorder (AUD), a person may discuss factors that contribute to their condition and learn alternative coping mechanisms. AUD is a form of ...

When it comes to psychotherapies, people seeking mental healthcare have no shortage of options to choose from. Talk therapy – also referred to as counseling – is the most popular and traditional ...

If you've been told to "open up more," and "show your feelings," you may be someone who is overcontrolled. That changes ...

Sleep specialist S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D., has grown accustomed to people looking at him as though he is an eight-headed monster. That’s his way of referring to the reaction he gets from patients when ...

A majority of people with insomnia respond to behavioral and nonpharmacologic methods. When compared with pharmacologic methods, they are at least as efficacious and have the advantage of continued ...

A year-long clinical trial showed that both mindfulness-based therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy significantly reduce pain and opioid use in adults with chronic low back pain, with comparable ...