Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Depression
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Depression
One treatment found to be effective in treating depression is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which teaches people to change negative patterns of thinking and, in turn, helps them regulate emotions and develop coping strategies.
“Individual cognitive behavioral therapy is helpful for many people,” said Benjamin Shapero, an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who is collaborating with Desbordes on the MRI research.
“Antidepressant medications help many people,” said Shapero. But he said the challenge is that current treatments for depression don’t help everyone. “There’s a great need for alternative approaches,” he said.
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