The Benefits of CBT

 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy with a wide evidence base proving it’s efficacy for a variety of mental health problems across a variety of people including children, adults and older adults.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides independent, evidence-based guidance for the NHS on the most effective, proven treatments. CBT is recommended in NICE guidelines for many different problems, including:

  • anxiety disorders (including panic attacks)
  • depression
  • obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • psychosis and schizophrenia
  • bipolar disorder
  • eating disorders
  • tinnitus
  • insomnia

There is also good evidence that CBT is helpful in helping people cope with the symptoms of many other conditions, including:

  • chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
  • irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
  • fibromyalgia 
  • chronic pain

(Information has been provided by the BABCP)