Cognitive behavioral treatment therapy was developed by Aaron Beck in the 1970s. It grew from empirical and theoretical work undertaken in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Cognitive therapy programs train people to replace maladaptive cognitive styles with helpful thinking patterns and increase behavioral coping skills. CBT is a useful coping tool for famly and partners (current and former) of individuals wiith borderline personalty disorder.
MoodGym was developed by the Australian National University. They have made it available free to the general public... specfically to help people with limted access to mental health professionals. It has been shown that computerized-CBT is an effective treatment for mild and moderate depression (Jamison & Scogin, 1995; Selmi, Klein & Greist et al., 1990; Osgood-Hynes, Greist & Marks et al., 1998).
This is a sophisticated program that will take 1-2 weeks (multiple sessions on-line with off-line exercises) to complete. To learn more about the program, read one users opinion, and to sign up...
Free On-Line Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Therapy (NEW)
work undertaken in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Cognitive therapy programs train people to replace maladaptive cognitive styles with helpful thinking patterns and increase behavioral coping skills. CBT is a useful coping tool for famly and partners (current and former) of individuals wiith borderline personalty disorder.
