Do Cognitive Therapy Concepts For Losing Weight Apply To Improving Compliance?
I’m convinced this Medscape interview with Judy Beck on a cognitive therapy approach to weight loss has straightforward implications for optimizing patient compliance. Rather than argue the case, however, I encourage you to check it out for yourselves. To facilitate this process, I’ve excerpted some of the portions of the interview that are pertinent to treatment adherence. I suggest reading through the selections once for a sense of Dr. Beck’s notions regarding cognitive therapy and weight reduction and then re-reading the same material, mentally transforming the goal from weight loss to patient compliance. I think you’ll find the exercise simple and enlightening. Medscape: Do people become demoralized when they find out that dieting isn’t as easy as they had thought? Dr. Beck: Yes. That’s why it’s important to lay the groundwork with dieters first. In fact, I suggest that people spend a couple weeks learning certain skills before they even start. One skill is to compose and read ever
