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 overall quality of life. They need to learn to recognize the early signs of relapse, cope with anger and shame, revive career and heal family relationships. They also need to learn to change habits developed during their illness, such as social withdrawal and excessive dependence. When the therapist employs Behavior Therapy, they begin to assist the client to discover what activities are rewarding which will get them to isolate less. Consequently they will feel less depressed. Cognitive Therapy compliments behavioral therapy with training clients to recognize their faulty ways of thinking. The therapist helps the client to break down pessi...
