Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
for Anxiety and Depression
Is cognitive behavioral therapy effective in
treating anxiety and depression?
Anxiety Question:
Is cognitive behavioral therapy effective in treating anxiety and depression?
Anxiety Answer:
It depends on the person; try it for a few months and see if it is for you.
It forces you to confront your negative beliefs about yourself and does work for many people.
It’s based on solid theory from cognitive psychology about how the mind changes its core beliefs; and of course decades of clinical practice. However, it is not for everyone.
But yes, cognitive behavioral therapy does treat anxiety and depression.
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