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Cognitive therapy Treatment Report
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See also: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT, Cognitive Rehabilitation
What is Cognitive therapy?
Cognitive therapy refers to a form of psychotherapy which tackles specific thoughts or "cognitions" that may be unhelpful. It forms a large component of another widely known therapeutic system, "Cognitive-behavioural therapy", although the terms are often interchangeable.
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Reasons Taken
53 patients in the community are taking or have taken Cognitive therapy.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 33 | 62% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Depression | 3 | 5% |
| Avoidance (Avoiding challenges and stress) | 1 | 1% |
| Anxiety | 1 | 1% |
| Self-injury | 1 | 1% |
| Anxiety and Frustration | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Cognitive therapy or how long patients were taking Cognitive therapy before stopping.
Currently taking Cognitive therapy
Stopped taking Cognitive therapy
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 33% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 67% | 2 |
Treat my mood condition(s)
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 1 |
| Mild | 33% | 2 |
| None | 50% | 3 |
Top reported side-effects include: emotional pain
Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)
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- lilybet
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Severe
- 49 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Low
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by lilybet
Sep 09, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Other
- Advice/Tips
- I'm learning more about myself than I ever thought possible... and how great my capacity for change can be.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- BobbyG
- Depression: 4
- Emotional: 3
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 3
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Moderate
- 26 M
- Function: Low
- Distress: High
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by BobbyG
Sep 30, 2008
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat my mood condition(s)
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks