Using Cognitive Therapy to treat Delusions

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Dr. Aaron Beck recently responded to an interviewer’s questions about addressing delusions among Schizophrenic patients. One of the central tenets of […]

CBT for Smoking Cessation among Cancer Patients

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Smoking, alcohol use and depression often co-exist at high rates among patients with head and neck cancer. Researchers recently designed a […]

Cognitive Restructuring Group

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

We recently received the following update from Kevin Benbow about the positive effects of teaching Cognitive Restructuring in a group […]

Men Have Eating Disorders – Cognitive Therapy Can Help

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Anorexia and bulimia are not just affecting women. A recent Harvard Medical School survey showed that nationally, 25% of those with anorexia […]

Unemployed? Cognitive Behavior Therapy may be able to help

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Usually we write in about recent studies — and this unemployment study is actually from 1997, but we thought it was […]

Cognitive Behavior Therapy helps prevent spread of HIV

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently launched a Healthy Living Project to promote healthful behaviors among those who have HIV. The […]

Maximizing daily satisfaction to help alleviate Depression

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

At a recent case conference, Dr. Aaron Beck met with a patient suffering from depression while graduate students watched the session via […]

All-male CBT workshops effective for men with insomnia

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

CBT has been successfully used to treat insomnia in both men and women, but according to a recent article men […]

Love is Never Enough

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Say you’re having an argument with your partner, housemate or friend. What’s going through your mind during the interaction? How […]

There’s nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so…

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Does Shakespeare’s famous maxim apply to head injury? According to a new study, the answer is yes. Researchers recently looked at […]

When patients get angry in session

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Judith S. Beck writes in: Some therapists are quite concerned about their patients becoming angry at them. Yet when therapists […]

Fibromyalgia – real disease getting real benefit from CBT

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

People with Fibromyalgia suffer on many levels. They live with a chronic and painful, life-altering, multi-system disease that affects about 2% of […]

Research Results: Cognitive Therapy Reduces Suicide Attempts by 50%

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

In light of all the recent discussion about antidepressant drugs that increase the risk of attempted suicide, we thought we’d […]

Nurses Trained to use Cognitive Therapy with Children in Low-Income Communities

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

In a recent Philadelphia area pilot program, thirteen Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) were trained by the Beck Institute to use […]

Alternatives to Drugs for Hyperactive Children? Psychotherapy Can Help

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

  A recent NY Times article talks about the prevalence of ADHD in children, and parents who want to avoid drugs […]

Cognitive Behavior Therapist – How to Find One

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Two days ago, we received a great comment that said, “This is *not* what I experienced when I saw a […]

CBT for adolescents with anxiety: Mature yet still developing

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Abstract Anxiety disorders are common in adolescents (ages 12 to 18) and contribute to a range of impairments. There has […]

Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Community-Based Program

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Abstract: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a widely used treatment model for trauma-exposed children and adolescents (Cohen, Mannarino, & […]

Books: The Beck Diet Solution is coming soon…

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

What does Cognitive Therapy (CT) have to do with dieting? That’s exactly what Judith S. Beck talks about in her new book: The Beck […]

DIET-workshop-announcement-for mass email

June 8, 2021/Hallie Grossman

Attend a 1-day BECK DIET SOLUTION WORKSHOP for the public and professionals with best-selling author Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. DATE: […]