"Cognitive restructuring" isn't as culturally popular as its therapy-speak peers, like "toxic" and "gaslighting," but it's a powerful tool pros use to help people adjust their thoughts. Though it's ...

A meta-analysis explored the individual components of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and suggested that cognitive restructuring, stimulus control and sleep restrictions provide the ...

A combination of cognitive and behavioral strategies, ideally delivered in person by a therapist, maximizes the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), according to new research ...

Music and mental health are independent endeavors that bring people calm, focus and joy. They overlap a lot. (*Understand “mental health” as well-being in the overlapping life contexts of cognition, ...

Smartphone-based cognitive-behavioral therapy outperforms psychoeducation for generalized anxiety disorder, with benefits ...

Sudden gains constitute a striking phenomenon in psychotherapy, characterised by rapid and substantial reductions in symptom severity between consecutive therapy sessions. In the context of cognitive ...

A majority of people with insomnia respond to behavioral and nonpharmacologic methods. When compared with pharmacologic methods, they are at least as efficacious and have the advantage of continued ...

Cognitive distortions are biased thoughts that create negative patterns in the way a person thinks. They can be a symptom of depression and anxiety. Changing these habitual thoughts can help improve a ...