fectiveness because of possible conflicts of interest by those involved in the research projects. He stated that professionals should remain cautious of overenthusiastic efficacy claims. He also stated that he thought that some of the applications of cognitive behavior therapy remain highly experimental and required considerably more research. Without it, he believed, there would be no true way to understand what works for whom, and why.How this article makes a unique contribution: This article was unique because it also reviewed the results of many different research studies. However, the author stated that the originator of CBT and his practitioners had conducted many of these studies. As a result, the author concluded that there is evidence of a conflict of interest because the results of less expert practitioners or other theoretical approaches often fail to replicate the same positive results. Compare/contrast This article compares with the article below it in that it also questions the efficacy of CBT. The article below also states that some of the research results of CBT are questionable. Compared with the first three articles, it contrasts with them. They embrace the CBT interventions and its efficacy.Mood disorders: an overview, part 3. (1998, February). Harvard Mental Health Letter, 14 (8), 1-6.Key points: The key point of this article is that it discusses the problems in judging therapeutic effectiveness of psychotherapies in treating mood disorders such as bipolar disorder. This article also agrees that the results that CBT and other psychotherapies are claiming are not really accurate. According to the article, they are not easily replicated and the measurements of their results are questionable.The methods that therapist can use to apply CBT The article addressed the fact that depressed and manic patients need more than drugs to alleviate their symptoms. They require interventions that improve their overal...
