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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Where Counseling and Neuroscience Meet
Author(s) -
Makinson Ryan A.,
Young J. Scott
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00017.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , psychology , cognition , psychotherapist , posttraumatic stress , cognitive behavioral therapy , cognitive processing therapy , psychological intervention , distress , cognitive therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
There is increasing evidence to support the biological basis of mental disorders. Subsequently, understanding the neurobiological context from which mental distress arises can help counselors appropriately apply cognitive behavioral therapy and other well‐researched cognitive interventions. The purpose of this article is to describe the neurobiological context underlying the formation and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders, a mental disorder frequently encountered by counselors, from a cognitive therapy framework.