Treating depression

• Cognitive behaviour therapy is the most commonly used treatment for depression
• Cognitive behavioural therapy includes cognitive and behavioural elements
• Cognitive element to CBT

  Beginning with an assessment, the client and therapist work together to clarify the client's problems. They jointly identify goals and put together a plan to achieve them. One of the central tasks is to identify negative or irrational thoughts that will benefit from challenge
• Behavioural element to CBT

  Working to change negative and irrational thoughts and put more effective behaviours into place