What is Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy is a form of psychological therapy (often referred to as CBT) that focuses on people’s emotions, thought processes, and behaviors and uses these to change negative thoughts and emotions. It is different from some forms of therapy because it focuses on current beliefs and behaviors (as opposed to events that have taken place earlier in a person’s life) and it is more structured and more educational than other forms of therapy. In our study, we are using Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy to teach people how to better manage bothersome symptoms and health-related worries. In a previous study, this Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy was significantly more effective than usual treatment in helping most people with this type of concerns.
