combination with an antidepressant may be more effective than drugs alone over periods of a year or two. It also found that patients who respond best to cognitive therapy are less inclined to excessive guilt and pessimism. How this article makes a unique contribution: The article openly acknowledges and appears to challenge authorities and other professional in the mental health field to provide more research to understand what interventions really help people with mood disorders to get well. Contrast/compare This article compares somewhat with the first three articles in that it agrees with the efficacy of CBT. However, it differs with them in that it calls upon research authorities to provide more research to understand how their psychotherapeutic interventions really work. It compares with the articles above it and below it by challenging authority figures involved in research to provide satisfactory data that truly prove their intervention lead to successful outcomes for bipolar patients. Enright, S. J. (1997). Cognitive behavior therapy – clinical applications. British Medical Journal, 314, 1811-1817.Key points: This article did an extensive review of CBT based on a literature research of all papers, books and chapters relating to it. After a careful review, the article concluded that CBT has been shown to be effective in treating depression, but it does not work as effectively with other mental illnesses. It further stated that the complete range of CBT’s efficacy is not known. It cited some studies by originators of CBT to show that only about half the patients who received this therapy showed marked improvements. It also stated that other studies as well suggest that CBT is possibly less effective.The methods that therapist can use to apply CBT This intervention proposes before applying CBT as a treatment intervention, it is important that the therapist have an understanding of the approach. It stated t...
