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How does cbt work exactly? what does the psychiatrist do, and what does the patient have to do? is it like reprogramming your brain?
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Here is a website: That will describe it well for you, mocceb.A simplified explanation of cognitive and behavioural therapies for ... http://healthskills.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/a-simplified-explanation-of-cognitive-and-behaviour... Nov 14, 2007 ... Cognitive and behavioural therapies (cbt) are not one single 'therapy', but a group of interventions that are combined in pain management.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Helps to reframe : Cbt helps by both reframing your thoughts as well as providing behavioral techniques to help with depression and/or anxiety. Check out "the feeling good book" by david burns, $5 kindle version $7 print version on amazon, which is written for patients and based on cbt techniques.
Answered 12/14/2013
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