February 28, 2007/Beck Institute Staff
There’s a great article in New York Magazine about a young woman whose psychiatrist started her on a roller coaster […]
February 27, 2007/Beck Institute Staff
In a recent study, patients with Hypochondriasis were randomly assigned to either Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Paroxetine (i.e. Paxil) or a […]
February 21, 2007/Aaron T. Beck, MD
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the difference between Cognitive Therapy (CT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). […]
February 9, 2007/Aaron T. Beck, MD
Sharon Begley’s article about changing your brain appeared in the Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago -you can read it here, and you can also […]
February 6, 2007/Beck Institute Staff
The numbers are astonishing: 20% of children in the U.S. have some form of mental illness. Only 1 in […]
January 23, 2007/Beck Institute Staff
In the U.S., psychologists and other mental health care providers practice whatever type of therapy they prefer. But in Germany, things […]
January 17, 2007/Beck Institute Staff
Cognitive Therapy is well known for being effective for depression (it’s twice as effective as medication in preventing relapse) and it’s also been shown […]
January 12, 2007/Beck Institute Staff
Here’s another one of the most common misunderstandings about Cognitive Therapy: Myth: Cognitive Therapy simply teaches people to put on “rose-colored glasses” and see […]
January 11, 2007/Beck Institute Staff
A lot of people know that Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other psychiatric problems… […]
January 8, 2007/Judith Beck, PhD
I’ve recently been thinking about Self Disclosure in CT. In traditional psychoanalysis, analysts deliberately refrain from revealing anything about themselves. […]
January 5, 2007/Judith Beck, PhD
I enjoyed being interviewed for an NPR radio story on the Cognitive Therapy approach to New Year’s resolutions. When I’ve […]
December 19, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
Myth: Cognitive Therapy (CT) is all about changing your thinking, and does not involve behavioral change. Fact: Actually, Cognitive Therapy […]
December 8, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
Need help getting through the winter? This week’s NY Times article says that Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is effective for Seasonal Affective […]
December 6, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
As Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) interact with patients who have health problems, many of them find that their patients also suffer from mental health problems, including […]
December 4, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
An initial randomized, controlled trial shows that Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) plus Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) can improve pathological […]
November 30, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
AUs The Australian public health care system, Medicare, has just taken an important step in recognizing that mental health care […]
November 29, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently published updated guidelines for treating Insomnia and recommended Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) as an effective, […]
November 22, 2006/Aaron T. Beck, MD
Many studies have demonstrated that Cognitive Therapy (CT) is effective for depression, and twice as effective as medication in preventing […]
November 14, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
People often ask us for video footage of Aaron T. Beck, especially students. Here is a list of all the video […]
November 13, 2006/Beck Institute Staff
Last week, we received the following in an email from a therapist in Arizona who began using CBT with his clients, […]