NIMH News Feed Electroconvulsive therapy, known as ECT, has long been mischaracterized in pop culture, but in truth, this is a safe and effective treatment that has provided a road to recovery for many people with hard-to-treat depression. In this episode, we’ll talk with Dr. Sarah Hollingsworth “Holly” Lisanby, an internationally recognized innovator in ECT […]Continue reading
BPS Research Digest By Emily Reynolds Therapeutic interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy or dialectical behavioural therapy often focus on the development of skills, such as ways to identify and actively challenge particular patterns of thought, feeling or behaviour. Indeed, research into CBT has found that the development of such skills can lead to fewer and […]Continue reading
Blog – Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy By Robert DeRubeis, PhD Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Aaron T. Beck and I started working together in 1983. We had met four years earlier, when I got to know him at a workshop he […]Continue reading
Blog – Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy BALA CYNWYD, PA – On July 18th, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (BI) will celebrate the 100th birthday of its co-founder and President Emeritus, Dr. Aaron T. Beck. Dr. Beck is globally recognized as the father of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), after developing the revolutionary therapy at […]Continue reading
Blog – Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy An Interview with the 2020 Golden Bowtie Award Winners The Center for Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy at Beck Institute – in partnership with Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services and Community Behavioral Health’s Evidence-Based Practice and Innovation Center – held the second annual Golden Bowtie […]Continue reading
Blog – Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy Brittany, John, BA & Aaron T. Beck, MD This post contains part three and the conclusion of a five part article. Please see the introduction and parts one and two. Part 3: Case Studies The pathways of the biases and the treatment involving the activation of the […]Continue reading
Blog – Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy Brittany, John, BA & Aaron T. Beck, MD This post contains parts one and two of a five part article. Please see the previously published introduction. Part 1: Self-Esteem and Overview of the Model In the original cognitive model by Beck (1964), the schemas initiate the processing […]Continue reading
Blog – Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy Brittany, John, BA & Aaron T. Beck, MD Self-esteem has been central to psychological and philosophical work since 1890 when the concept was coined by William James and it has maintained popularity ever since. As indicated by James and followed by other theorists, self-esteem is the subjective […]Continue reading
By Wendy Wild, PsyD Beck Institute Faculty Cognitive Behavior Group Therapy (CBGT) has become even more applicable over the past year. As patients report increased symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance use disorders, and other mental health problems, the gap between the demand for mental health services and the supply of mental health professionals has […]Continue reading
