CBT for depression Flashcards
What are the general principles of CBT for depression?
CBT tackles both cognition and behaviour by making patients aware of the relationship between thought, emotion, and action
What is meant by an umbrella term?
Used to cover a number of functions that fall under a common category
What is the aim of CBT?
The aim of CBT is to help rationalise and challenge depressed patients’ irrational thinking
What are the steps of CBT for depression?
Identifying negative thinking patterns
Challenging irrational thoughts
Skill acquisition and application
Follow up
What is identifying negative thinking patterns for CBT?
patients should talk about specific difficulties they experience and identify any negative automatic thoughts and set goals.
What is challenging irrational thoughts in CBT for depression?
challenge irrational thoughts and present alternatives.
What is skill acquisition and application in CBT for depression?
work on a patient with intervention techniques including new ways of thinking about things, such as relaxation techniques and optimistic self-statements.
What is the follow up in CBT for depression?
Final assessment using self-reports and comparing the before and after.
Is there research to support CBT for depression?
March et al - compared 327 adolescents receiving only CBT, only antidepressants or a combination of both.
After 36 weeks, 86% of those using CBT and antidepressants had improved compared to 81% of other groups.
Does CBT for depression fall under the aetiological fallacy?
The cause may not be cognitive just because cognitive treatments are successful.
Just because some symptoms are removed, does not mean the origin of depression has been addressed.
Does CBT for depression deal with the root cause?
Improves the chance of a short depressive episode and reduces chance of relapse.
This could be due to the skill acquisition of CBT.
Does CBT for depression rely too much on the therapist?
The quality of this relationship determines improvement.
Luborsky found that there were very little differences between therapies.
Does CBT work for people with severe depression?
CBT seems to be most effective for those who have a high degree of insight into their condition.
This may be because you need to mentally engage with the process of disrupting faulty thinking.
