The Importance of " Cognitive Therapy "

Cognitive Therapy for Depression

By :

STUART J. RUPKE, M.D., DAVID BLECKE, M.DIV., M.S.W., and MARJORIE RENFROW, M.D.
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan

Cognitive therapy is a treatment process that enables patients to correct false self-beliefs that can lead to negative moods and behaviors. The fundamental assumption is that a thought precedes a mood; therefore, learning to substitute healthy thoughts for negative thoughts will improve a person’s mood, self-concept, behavior, and physical state. Studies have shown that cognitive therapy is an effective treatment for depression and is comparable in effectiveness to antidepressants and interpersonal or psychodynamic therapy.

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