Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps change negative thought patterns to improve mood and behavior. CBT can treat anxiety, depression, addiction, and many other mental health issues. Cognitive ...

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its goal is to help people process traumatic events while challenging and changing ...

One reason I started this blog was to refute and clarify certain myths or exaggerations about cognitive behavioral therapy, commonly referred to as CBT. One of my favorite myths, if there is such a ...

Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy suggests that all behaviors occur due to learning them from ...

One of my favorite applications of cognitive behavioral therapy is to cultivate self-compassion. I try really hard to not have a favorite technique or application because it might bias me against what ...

Sleep specialist S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D., has grown accustomed to people looking at him as though he is an eight-headed monster. That’s his way of referring to the reaction he gets from patients when ...

Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) involves persistent symptoms like fatigue and cognitive dysfunction, affecting 8.4% of US adults. A randomized clinical trial showed cognitive and behavioral ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old female who has a hard time staying asleep. I have been taking melatonin to help. I read recently that if you have taken melatonin for a long time, you could have a ...

A quarter of Americans develop acute insomnia every year, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania. Sleep is crucial to everything. But the harder you try to sleep, the more difficult ...