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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 8%
Mild
3 25%
None
8 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Emotional pain
3 25%
Let-down; I felt really good at the time I left, but it never lasted
1 8%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Cognitive therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
10 34% Other: 34%
Course of treatment ended
6 21% Course of treatment ended: 21%
Felt finished with this treatment
5 17% Felt finished with this treatment: 17%
Did not seem to work
4 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Doctor's advice
4 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help
3 10% This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 10%
Found another therapist or program I preferred
2 7% Found another therapist or program I preferred: 7%
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help
1 3% This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help: 3%
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance
1 3% Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance: 3%
I didn't have enough time
1 3% I didn't have enough time: 3%
Expense
1 3% Expense: 3%

See all 28 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
1
4
9
17

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
9
6
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 33%
Usually
3 25%
Sometimes
4 33%
Never
1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 17%
Somewhat
3 25%
A little
5 42%
Not at all
2 17%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 17%
$100-199
1 8%
$50-99
1 8%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 25%

Report created on November 23, 2009.