Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT for Addiction & Substance Abuse
Sixty years ago, psychiatrist Aaron Beck transformed our understanding of mental illness. For years, depression had been seen as an illness of feeling, an immovable sadness. Depressed patients often drew sweepingly bleak conclusions based on little evidence, which Beck called “cognitive distortions.” Patients then acted on these thoughts in ways that worsened their problems. Someone…
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