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Agreed.
What is people's thoughts on the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the treatment of depression?
I personally haven't ever found CBT particularly helpful, but that perhaps is due to the fact that I don't suffer Depression on its own. For me, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy has worked far better.
However, I know a lot of people who have been able to overcome their mental illnesses (or at least have them under control enough that they are able to go about their lives in a regular manner) with the aid of medication and CBT. I think it's very important that the patient has a psychologist who really knows what they are doing. I've only ever known one psychologist who I'd consider an expert when it comes to treating Depression with CBT.