CBT evaluation

Question 1

CBT and REBT are quicker treatments than other therapies:

Answer 1

Treatments usually last for 16 weeks and can be repeated if they are not successful the first time around.

Question 2

CBT is very effective in treating mild depression

Answer 2

and stopping it from progressing into severe depression.

Question 3

extra

Answer 3

1. It teaches the client skills that they could apply to other areas in their life.
2. The better trained the therapist, the more successful they are in their treatment outcomes.

Question 4

march et al 2007

Answer 4

antidepressants and combination therapy when treating 327 depressed adolescents, they found that after 36 weeks, 81% of the CBT group, 81% of the antidepressant group and 86% of the combination group were all significantly improved, showing CBT is as effective as antidepressants and even more so when used in combination with them.

Question 5

CBT can be therapist centered,

Answer 5

which is an ethical concern as it gives the therapist power and the client can become too dependent on the therapist.

Question 6

CBT is a talking therapies

Answer 6

• not very good for those clients who do not like to take or express themselves or lack the verbal skills to do so.
• Some clients with severe depression are unable to motivate themselves with the hard work needed for engagement with CBT.
• criticised for blaming the client as the whole focus is on their irrational thoughts.

Question 7

CBT when used to treat depression has a high relapse rate

Answer 7

although it is effective at treating depression, there are concerns as to how long those benefits last.