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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-behavioral therapy", although the terms are often interchangeable.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 10%
Mild
2 20%
None
7 70%

Most commonly reported side effects

Emotional pain
2 20%
Let-down; I felt really good at the time I left, but it never lasted
1 10%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Cognitive therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
10 42% Other: 42%
Course of treatment ended
6 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%
Did not seem to work
4 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help
3 13% This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 13%
Doctor's advice
3 13% Doctor's advice: 13%
Found another therapist or program I preferred
2 8% Found another therapist or program I preferred: 8%
Felt finished with this treatment
2 8% Felt finished with this treatment: 8%
Expense
1 4% Expense: 4%
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help
1 4% This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help: 4%
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance
1 4% Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance: 4%
I didn't have enough time
1 4% I didn't have enough time: 4%

See all 24 patients who’ve stopped going to Cognitive therapy

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been In Cognitive therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
4
6
14

Stopped Going to Cognitive therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
5
7
4
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 30%
Usually
3 30%
Sometimes
3 30%
Never
1 10%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 20%
Somewhat
2 20%
A little
5 50%
Not at all
1 10%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 10%
$100-199
1 10%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 30%

Report created on November 22, 2009.