title: Cognitive behaviour therapy: its evolution and basic principles.
abstract: The historical and theoretical background to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is outlined. The main therapeutic approaches of Behaviour Therapy (BT) and Cognitive Therapy (CT) are described--and an overview is provided of the applications of these approaches to clinical problems. The relationships between BT, CT and CBT are clarified.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, George's Mental Health NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shawe-Taylor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rigby
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy