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Research Highlight: Can Brief CBT Reduce Suicidal Ideation in Youth?

Dr. Judith Beck comments on new research that shows targeting perceived burdensomeness may lower suicide risk in youth clients.

Teen Screen Time and Mental Health: A Values-Based Perspective

Screen time prevents teens from engaging in meaningful activities that are in line with their values and aspirations. CBT can help.

Research Highlight: Telephone-Based Behavioral Activation and Mindfulness Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults

Dr. Judith Beck comments on new research showing that telephone-delivered CBT interventions reduce loneliness and improve well-being in older adults.

Countertransference in CBT: How Therapists Can Manage Unhelpful Reactions to Clients

As a CBT therapist, what is the most important question to ask yourself to assess whether you’re having a negative reaction to a client?

Introducing Beck Institute’s Youth-Focused CBT Certification Program

Evidence-based CBT certification from Beck Institute designed to help clinicians deliver effective care to children and adolescents.

Research Highlight: How Trauma-Focused CBT Improves Outcomes for Parents

Dr. Judith Beck comments on new research that highlights the impact of trauma-focused CBT for parents and its benefits on parenting and parent mental health outcomes.

Bridging Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Play Therapy

Explore how Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy bridges CBT and play therapy to help children build coping skills, emotional regulation, and resilience through play.

Why Cognitive Behavior Therapy Clinicians Should Not Use Treatment Manuals

Clients with the same diagnosis often require vastly different treatment approaches, demonstrating how using treatment manuals for every client simply won’t work.

How CBT Therapists Help Clients with Real Life Problems—Even Terrible Ones

A common myth is that the entire premise of CBT is that clients’ distress is related to their distorted cognitions. So how does CBT help individuals whose cognitions are accurate, reflecting real-life problems?

NatCon23 Recap with Beck Institute

Each spring, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing holds NatCon, the largest conference in mental health. This year, Beck Institute […]

Addressing CBT Myths: CBT Can Only Be Practiced in a Clinical Setting

Because CBT is a form of psychotherapy, some believe that it can only be used by mental health professionals in a […]

Addressing CBT Myths: CBT is Superficial 

Some argue that CBT is too superficial and only addresses the client’s symptoms. Managing symptoms is an important step in […]

Telephone-CBT is Effective for Adolescents with OCD

OBJECTIVE: Many adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not have access to evidence-based treatment. A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial was […]

Child- and Family-Focused CBT for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have found that family-based psychosocial treatments are effective adjuncts to pharmacotherapy among adults and adolescents with bipolar […]

CBT is Effective for Pediatric OCD

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effectiveness of manualized exposure-based CBT with a family-based treatment, […]

CBT Alleviates Treatment-Induced Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients

OBJECTIVE:Many breast cancer patients experience (severe) menopausal symptoms after an early onset of menopause caused by cancer treatment. The aim […]

Beyond the Label: Relationship between Community Therapists’ Self-Report of a CBT Orientation and Observed Skills

Policy-makers, payers, and consumers often make decisions based on therapists’ reported theoretical orientations, but little is known about whether these […]

A Randomized Pilot Study of CBT Anger Treatment for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

OBJECTIVE: Anger and aggression are serious problems for a significant proportion of veterans who have served in combat. While prior […]

CBT improves Memory of Veterans Suffering from PTSD

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by hyperarousal, flashbacks, avoidance, and memory dysfunctions. Although psychotherapy improves the clinical symptoms, its […]

Telephone-based CBT Improves PTSD Symptoms among Returning Veterans

Objectives: Many service members do not seek care for mental health and addiction problems, often with serious consequences for them, […]