Update: Should Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (not antidepressant drugs) be the first-line treatment for depression?

— Time for Sharp­Brains’ Novem­ber e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing a wealth of brain health insights, neu­ro­science and psy­chol­o­gy research reports…and some fun brain teasers. Enjoy! New think­ing: Should Cog­ni­tive Behav­iour­al Ther­a­py (not anti­de­pres­sant drugs) be the first-line treat­ment for depres­sion? Access the slides and insights from 40+ speak­ers @ 2014 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit Debate: Is there a link between ADHD and…

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Should Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (not antidepressant drugs) be the first-line treatment for depression?

— Depres­sion: A change of mind (Nature): “Cog­ni­tive ther­a­py, com­mon­ly known as cog­ni­tive behav­iour­al ther­a­py (CBT), aims to help peo­ple to iden­ti­fy and change neg­a­tive, self-destruc­­­tive thought pat­terns. And although it does not work for every­one with depres­sion, data have been accu­mu­lat­ing in its favour. “CBT is one of the clear suc­cess sto­ries in psychotherapy,”…

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