In this video from a recent Beck Institute Workshop, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses techniques for therapists to remain motivated in their practice. He discusses the importance of distancing oneself from concerns and worries. Dr. Beck gives examples of how therapists can distance themselves, including meditation as well as monitoring and responding to their own cognitions.
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A study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine demonstrates that individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have high levels of social support receive significant benefits from telephone-administrated cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT). The current study compared T-CBT to telephone-administered emotion-focused … Continue reading → […]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), major depression, including postnatal depression (PND), will be the second highest worldwide cause of disability and death by 2020. A recent study published in the International Journal of Nursing Practice, suggests that cognitive … Continue reading → […]
In this video from a recent CBT workshop at the Beck Institute, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses the importance of diagnosis in effective cognitive behavior therapy. Dr. Beck explains that the patient’s diagnosis can be used, in part, as a guide … Continue reading → […]
According to a new study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) may be an effective treatment for individuals with health anxiety. Participants (n=81) in the current study were randomly assigned to either an internet-based … Continue reading → […]
In its efforts to encourage the growth and dissemination of CBT throughout the world, Beck Institute has expanded its online presence across social media and other platforms. To keep you (our readers) informed of our most recent updates, we’ve decided … Continue reading → […]
In this video from a recent CBT workshop at the Beck Institute, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses the ways in which the core theory and application of Cognitive Therapy have been validated and expanded since his original work, as well as … Continue reading → […]
According to a recent study published in Biological Psychiatry, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) impacts automatic threat processing early on in treatment for patients with panic disorder. Research suggests that biased processing of emotional information is an underlying mechanism of affective … Continue reading → […]
In this video from a recent CBT workshop at the Beck Institute, Dr. Aaron Beck describes ways to identify a person at risk for suicide. He discusses immediate risk factors (such as those shown through the use of predictive scales), … Continue reading → […]
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) improves explicit memory recall and reduces explicit memory bias for negative words in patients with bipolar type I disorder. Both mania … Continue reading → […]
In this video from a recent Beck Institute Workshop, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses his development of Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Beck discusses his early work in Psychodynamic Therapy, and he takes us through his key realization that people are motivated by … Continue reading → […]
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