is disease, however it was not a Cognitive Behavioral approach – but the fact it was offered made it unique.Compare/contrast This article cited the research results for CBT in the article above it. In the preface of this practice guideline, it stated that some of the authors involved in publishing this book may also be involved in research. This statement can make the reader question if there was a possibility that some of the authors who wrote the articles may have had a conscience or unconscious motivation to publish results. This article compares with the two articles above it in that they agree that if therapists employ CBT methods they will receive successful results with their clients. This article contrast with the last three articles, in which the article below request that more researchers be conducted on the interventions therapists employ to see if they really work.Update on mood disorders (part 2). (1995, January). Harvard Mental Health Letter, 11 (7), 1-4.Key points of this article is that it discussed the full range of standard treatment for mood disorders; psychopharmacology, psychosocial stressors to psychotherapies. The most important factor that was discussed was that drugs and ECT are not enough for most patients with mood disorder. It explained that psychotherapy is usually needed and one of the most important tasks for research is a better understanding of its uses. It further stated that it is difficult “to identify specific techniques that are consistently superior (p. 2).” An analysis of the evidence of the efficacy of CBT: The efficacy of CBT with mood disorders was cited in the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) study of psychotherapy. The NIMH studied patients with major depression and randomly assigned them to four different treatments (antidepressants, placebo pill, interpersonal therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. It found that cognitive therapy alone or in...
