CBT effectivness

Question 1

Evidence people

Answer 1

• March - reduced the number of suicidal thoughts in depressed teenagers by 24%
• David and alleveno - most successful
• Kuyken - therapist competence
• ## Simons - less suitable when their is high levels of actual stress

Question 2

Main points

Answer 2

• Motivation (low levels of actual stress and high motivation)
• Gives pps own coping strategies, empowers them
• Focuses on present assuming they are the cause so may not treat the root cause of the issue
• People with sever depression can’t attend

Question 3

Main ethics points

Answer 3

• Physical harm
• Consent, could be younger than 16
• Psych harm - increased anxiety due to explaining dysfunctional thoughts
• Blames client when it may be out of clients control
• Definition of irrational is not set
• Labelling