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.
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