A Boost for Cognitive Therapy

Cognitive therapy has just received a prestigious boost as it's founder Aaron T. Beck has been awarded the Lasker Award.

Dr. Aaron T. Beck is the psychiatrist who developed cognitive behavioral therapy and thus helped to transform the treatment of depression.

It's a counseling technique where patients learn to let go of negative thoughts. Cognitive therapy has been shown to reverse serious depression if pursued a couple of times a week over two or three months.

See more about cognitive therapy at an earlier post here.