A form of psychological treatment that addresses
anxiety disorders. The philosophy underlying this form of treatment is that anxiety disorders are caused by certain mechanical thinking patterns, and that rather than trying to find an explanation for them by analysing the patient, the patient should instead be taught to undo those harmful patterns.
The cognitive part of the therapy teaches the patient how to put things into prespective, as the origin of many anxiety bouts lies in misinterpreting or exaggerating the value of common life occurences. The behavioral part of the therapy teaches the patient how to mechanically train their minds to stop the harmful thinking patterns.
Cognitive behavioral therapy has proven to be extremely successful in the treament of anxiety-related disorders, and is often done in conjuction with SSRI drug treatment.