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CBT in clinical practice

Mental health expert, Louise McCusker, discusses how she uses CBT in her clinical practice

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CBT, systematic desensitisation, mindfulness, third-wave CBT

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has the largest evidence base of all forms of psychological therapy. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) considers CBT the treatment of choice for a number of mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder.

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