Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps change negative thought patterns to improve mood and behavior. CBT can treat anxiety, depression, addiction, and many other mental health issues. Cognitive ...

When it comes to psychotherapies, people seeking mental healthcare have no shortage of options to choose from. Talk therapy – also referred to as counseling – is the most popular and traditional ...

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its goal is to help people process traumatic events while challenging and changing ...

Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy suggests that all behaviors occur due to learning them from ...

One of my favorite applications of cognitive behavioral therapy is to cultivate self-compassion. I try really hard to not have a favorite technique or application because it might bias me against what ...

When my grandfather returned "shell-shocked" from the Pacific theater during World War II, there was no formal diagnosis of "PTSD" and no good treatment for the nightmares and constant sense of threat ...

Sleep specialist S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D., has grown accustomed to people looking at him as though he is an eight-headed monster. That’s his way of referring to the reaction he gets from patients when ...

Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) involves persistent symptoms like fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, affecting 8.4% of US adults. A randomized clinical trial showed cognitive and behavioral ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old female who has a hard time staying asleep. I have been taking melatonin to help. I read recently that if you have taken melatonin for a long time, you could have a ...