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What is cognitive behavior therapy?
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a type of talk therapy that can help you change the way you think about certain things. It can also help you change behaviors that may be unhelpful or unhealthy. CBT works as well as or better than medicine to treat certain psychological problems.
Who can benefit from CBT?
CBT can help you if you are anxious or depressed, if you have trouble coping with certain things that have happened to you, if you worry so much it interferes with your life, or if you have trouble sleeping, obsessive thoughts, compulsive acts, or eating problems. CBT can also help children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or autism.
How does it work?
CBT is based on the idea that when an event occurs in your life, the way you think about...