The IDEAL study was a 4.8-year prospective, randomized trial comparing usual simvastatin treatment (20 to 40 mg/day, n = 4,449) with high-dose atorvastatin (80 mg/day, n = 4,439) in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).
Cognitive therapy: A relatively short-term form of psychotherapy based on the concept that the way we think about things affects how we feel emotionally.Cognitive therapy focuses on present thinking, behavior, and communication rather than on past experiences and is oriented toward problem solving.Cognitive therapy has been applied to a broad range of problems including depression, anxiety, panic, fears, eating disorders, substance abuse, and personality problems.ognitive therapy has, for instance, been used to help cocaine-dependent individuals become abstinent from cocaine and other substances. The underlying assumption is that learning processes play an important role in the development and continuation of cocaine abuse and dependence.
Introduction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave.It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems.BT can be carried out in several different forms, including: 1  individual therapy â one-to-one sessions with a therapist. 2  group therapy â with others who wish to tackle a similar problem. 3  a self-help book â where you carry out exercises from the book. 4  a computer program â known as computerised CBT (CCBT).