CBTline: CBT

What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a blend of two therapies: cognitive therapy (CT) and behavioral therapy. CT was developed by psychotherapist Aaron Beck, M.D., in the 1960's. CT focuses on a person's thoughts and beliefs, and how they influence a person's mood and actions, and aims to change a person's thinking to be more adaptive and healthy. Behavioral therapy focuses on a person's actions and aims to change unhealthy behavior patterns.
From the National Library of Medicine's description of CBT. Here is the link:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/psychotherapies/index.shtml

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Treatment Guide for Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders

An excellent guide to evidence-based treatment utilizing CBT, pharmacotherapy, and other methods. Christine A. Courtois, PhD and Julian D. Ford, PhD, eds. (2009), Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide (Guilford).

CBTLine

A blog on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy topics and resources, for clients, psychologists, and professionals in related fields.

Brain Links to Anxiety

Brain links of PFC and amygdala in anxiety: Berkowitz, RL and others (2007), The human dimension: how the prefrontal cortex modulates the subcortical fear response, Reviews of Neuroscience 18(191-207) in PubMed at www.ncbi.nih.gov/pubmed

CBT definition link from NIMH

OCD Guidebook

A detailed guidebook on CBT of young people with OCD is by John S. March and Karen Mulle of Duke University Medical Center, titled OCD in children and adolescents: A cognitive-behavioral treatment manual. Guilford Press, 1998.