Cog app to treating depression

• Beck's cognitive therapy 


  Cognitive therapy is the application of Beck's cognitive theory of depression.

  It aims to identify and challenge negative automatic thoughts surrounding the world, the future and the self (negative triad).
• Beck's cognitive therapy 4 steps

  Identify negative beliefs

  Challenge negative beliefs

  Test hypothesis (homework)

  Evaluate the evidence
• Ellis' Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)


  REBT extends the ABC model to an ABCDE model.

  D = Disputing

  E = Effect

  The idea behind REBT is to identify irrational beliefs (e.g. utopianism) and dispute them through vigorous argument.

  Change the negative belief and break the link between the event and depression.

  Disputes put forward by the therapist must be:

  Logical

  Pragmatic

  Empirical
• Behavioural activation 


  The goal of this is to gradually decrease avoidance and isolation by increasing engagement in activities that have been shown to improve mood.