Alcohol is an example of a ______ type of drug. It is possible to have fun when you go out without the use of alcohol and other drugs. As you increase your use of alcohol and other drugs your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle decreases. Alcohol does not ________ a driver's ability to assess driving situations.
[edit on Wikidata] Cognitive therapy (CT) is a type of psychotherapy developed by American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck. CT is one of the therapeutic approaches within the larger group of cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) and was first expounded by Beck in the 1960s.
I want to focus on these two papers for this posting which both talk about the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and its role in treating schizophrenia. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is given challenges to certain beliefs they have.Using changes in behavior and changes in the way people process certain ideas, a patient can try and understand the world differently.BT is not a replacement for medication but should if used should be used in conjunction with medications. Trower P, Birchwood M, Meaden A, Byrne S, Nelson A, Ross K. Cognitive therapy for command hallucinations: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry.