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Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety

1986; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0141347300014907

1469-1833

David M. Clark,

Mental Health Research Topics

Cognitive therapy for depression is well-established. However, it is only recently that Beck and his colleagues have turned their attention to the development of a cognitive therapy for anxiety. The present article provides a brief overview of cognitive therapy for anxiety and also presents outcome data on six anxious patients who were treated with cognitive therapy. Considerable reductions in anxiety and depression occurred during the course of treatment. In addition, much of the observed improvement occurred after as little as eight sessions. These results suggest that cognitive therapy is a promising approach to the treatment of anxiety disorders. However, final evaluation of its effectiveness must await the publication of large scale, controlled trials.