Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary

According to the article, Treatment of Reactive Disorder in Young Children (Shi, 2014), “Treating RAD is very challenging due to the severity and complexity of symptoms and ambiguity in the patient’s relationship context (pg. 10).” This is because these children these children need to be able to repair and recreate a sense of security within themselves with the help of a mental health profession. Children who are affected by RAD and DESD need a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and individualized plan (Day, 2014). In order to get the most out of treatment it must involve both the parent and child. While most of the treatment is between child and his or her caregiver, the therapist is there to bring clarity and understanding between the family.

For example, “many people with psychological disorders, particularly depressive, anxiety, and sexual disorders have been found to display maladaptive assumptions and thoughts” (Mcleod, 2008). Therefore, when using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one can define their thoughts and change with the assistance of a therapist. Khoury and Ammar (2014) show that the patients with major depression who received CBT group therapy reflected a great deal of improvement than those who did not. Also, “cognitive behavioral groups are especially important in relapse-prevention groups as clients’ practice making and maintaining the changes in their lives without their drug of choice (Corey, et al., 397, 2016).” This shows how one’s thinking skill affects their behavior and how CBT can guide those thoughts and behaviors in a healthier direction. Often times CBT group leaders give clients homework by keeping a journal of all of their thoughts and actions. This way the clients are able to challenge themselves in their thinking patterns. Also, for someone in the relapse prevention group, the leader may give him or her homework to keep a daily schedule from when they wake up to bedtime to maintain