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Cognitive Psychotherapy

Cognitive psychotherapy is a form of psychological treatment that focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful or distorted patterns of thinking that contribute to emotional distress and problematic behavior. Based on the premise that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, it helps people recognize a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 9 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 109× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-612X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Cognitive psychotherapy is a form of psychological treatment that focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful or distorted patterns of thinking that contribute to emotional distress and problematic behavior. Based on the premise that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, it helps people recognize automatic negative thoughts and underlying beliefs, evaluate them against evidence, and develop more balanced and adaptive ways of thinking. Often combined with behavioral techniques in cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive psychotherapy is a structured, goal-oriented approach used to treat a range of conditions, including depression, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. It is typically time-limited and collaborative, equipping individuals with skills they can apply beyond therapy sessions. Within the scope of this journal's focus on psychotherapy practice and research, cognitive psychotherapy is one of several therapeutic approaches studied for its application and effectiveness across clinical populations. The journal publishes broader psychotherapy scholarship, including work on therapeutic challenges such as dissociative amnesia, combined therapy for depressed cancer patients with pain, and psychosocial interventions in bipolar disorder, reflecting the diversity of psychological treatments and the contexts in which they are applied. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to cognitive psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic practice.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2018

Dissociative Amnesia – A Challenge to Therapy  

Staniloiu AngelicaCorresponding author
University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research Cited by 30 doi:10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2246

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 109 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Cognitive Psychotherapy, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research (ISSN 2574-612X).

Journal editorial board
Karim Sedky · United States Tullio Scrimali · Italy DAMIANA SCUTERI · Italy

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