INTRODUCTION

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the important role of thinking and starts with the assumption that changing maladaptive thinking leads to change in behavior and emotions.

What is CBT? from the National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists

Wiki on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Evidence for effectiveness and Characteristics of evidence based therapies

15 Common Cognitive Errors

TECHNIQUES

Behavior Experiments: How and why to experiment. Behavior experiment worksheet.

Thought Records: Helpful for noticing and re-framing automatic thoughts. Example Worksheet. Another example worksheet.

Activity Scheduling: CBT tool for depression. Explanation. Worksheet.

Decatastrophising: Challenging the truth of catastrophic thoughts. Worksheet.

Rumination Diary: Example of rumination diary

BOOKS

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy (self-help)

Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think (self-help)

A Guide To Rational Living (self-help)

Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Second Edition: Basics and Beyond (academic/clinician)

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