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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

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Topic Overview

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a very active type of counseling. During cognitive-behavioral therapy, the counselor will:

Teach you about your illness, its symptoms, and how to recognize when an episode of illness is likely to occur.
Help you change thinking and behavior patterns.
Teach you different ways to handle problems.
Help you identify stress or triggers for illness episodes in order to reduce or stop these episodes.

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Last Updated: March 01, 2011

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