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<html><head> <title>The Center for Health & Healing</title> <link rel=stylesheet href="../chhstyle.css" type="text/css"> <meta name="keywords" content="CBT, cognitive behavioral, psychotherapy,"> <script language="JavaScript">  </script> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <base target="_top"> <a name="head"></a> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="98%"> <tr> <td width="149" bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="149" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td width="95%" bgcolor="#95a920"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="500" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td width="5%" bgcolor="#95a920"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="60" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="149" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" valign="top"><a name="top"></a><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="149" height="24" border="0" alt=""></td> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 5px"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#95a920" align="left" valign="top"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="274" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td align="right"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="123" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr>  <tr> <td bgcolor="#95a920" width="274" align="left" valign="top" class="title">Complementary / Alternative Therapies</td> <td align="right">  <form name="form1" method="post" action=""> <select name="menu1" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('top',this,0)"> <option value="#" selected="selected">Select One</option> <option value='gen_pract.asp'>General</option> <option value='accu_pract.asp'>Acupuncture</option> <option value='acupress_pract.asp'>Acupressure/Shiatsu</option> <option value='alexander_pract.asp'>Alexander Technique</option> <option value='aroma_pract.asp'>Aromatherapy</option> <option value='art_pract.asp'>Art Therapy</option> <option value='bio_pract.asp'>Biofeedback</option> <option value='chiro_pract.asp'>Chiropractic</option> <option value='cog_pract.asp'>Cognitive Behavioral Therapy</option> <option value='cranio_pract.asp'>Cranial Therapy</option> <option value='dance_pract.asp'>Dance Therapy</option> <option value='exercise_pract.asp'>Exercise</option> <option value='feldenkrais_pract.asp'>Feldenkrais Method</option> <option value='herbal_pract.asp'>Herbal Medicine</option> <option value='homeo_pract.asp'>Homeopathy</option> <option value='hypnosis_pract.asp'>Hypnosis</option> <option value='imagery_pract.asp'>Imagery</option> <option value='massage_pract.asp'>Massage Therapy</option> <option value='meditation_pract.asp'>Meditation/Relaxation</option> <option value='music_pract.asp'>Music Therapy</option> <option value='nutrition_pract.asp'>Nutrition/Supplementation</option> <option value='osteo_pract.asp'>Osteopathy</option> <option value='prayer_pract.asp'>Prayer</option> <option value='xigong_pract.asp'>Qigong</option> <option value='reiki_pract.asp'>Reiki</option> <option value='rolfing_pract.asp'>Rolfing</option> <option value='taichi_pract.asp'>Tai Chi</option> <option value='tens_pract.asp'>TENS</option> <option value='therap_pract.asp'>Therapeutic Touch</option> <option value='trager_pract.asp'>Trager Approach</option> <option value='yoga_pract.asp'>Yoga</option> </select> </form> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td valign="top" width="149" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <table width="120" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"> <tr> <td> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="cog_pract.asp">Practitioner Statement</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="cog_history.asp">History & Philosophy</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="cog_treatment.asp">Treatment Approaches</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOn" href="cog_how.asp">How it works & when to use it</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="cog_what.asp">What you need to know about treatment</a></p> <p><a class="leftNavOff" href="cog_training.asp">Training & Licensing</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff">  <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" style="padding: 0px 0px 5px 0px;"> <p class="headline"><br> Cognitive Behavioral Therapy  How it works & when to use it</p> </td> <td width="100%"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="95a920"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td width="100%" bgcolor="ffffff" height="1"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="ffffff" colspan="2"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="10" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> </table>  <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class='content'> <p><span class='head2'>Different Theories on How it Works</span><br /> CBT is derived from learning theory. Learning is the way in which a persons behavior and thoughts are changed by events. CBT combines two types of psychotherapy  cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy. With the help of cognitive therapy a person may begin changing troublesome reoccurring thoughts and patterns of thinking, so that new more positive and appropriate patterns may emerge. In behavioral therapy, a persons usual way of acting in particular and often difficult situations is addressed. Over time habitual behavior patterns may be changed into more desirable reactions and accompanying feelings. The combination of cognitive and behavioral therapies works in two ways: altering a persons ways of thinking in a more realistic way and at the same time helping them to take a different course of action which may lead to more gratifying results.</p> <p><span class='head2'>Conditions it works best for</span><br /> There is extensive research on the use of CBT for various psychological symptoms and disorders including chronic depression, eating disorders, panic and anxiety disorders, substance abuse and insomnia. In addition CBT has been found to be of benefit in the early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, chronic low back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, alcoholism, temporomandibular disorders, cancer pain, acute pain in children, chronic pain in the elderly, and chronic fatigue. CBT is often combined with other therapeutic approaches, such as medication and relaxation training, in order to develop a multidisciplinary treatment regimen that is most effective for a particular condition. CBT continues to receive a great deal of research in order to determine which conditions it works best for, the optimal timing and duration of therapy, the most effective combination of therapies, and the mechanisms by which CBT produces a beneficial effect. Current federally funded research projects are being conducted on the use of CBT for glucose control in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, depression and glycemic control in pregnant diabetics, treatment of insomnia in fibromyalgia patients, coping skills for neuropathic pain in HIV, headache pain, adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, binge eating disorder, cocaine dependence and alcoholism.</p> </p> <a href='#head' target='_self' class='disclaimer'>Top</a> <p class="timestamp">Content last modified on Mar 2, 2004</p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/bg_curve.gif" width="60" height="300" align="right" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="../images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="200" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr>  <tr> <td width="149" bgcolor="ffffff"> </td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="ffffff"> <p> </p> <p class="copyright">©2002 Center for Health and Healing</p> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>