The role of therapeutic change in the treatment of patients with behavioural disorders using CBT approach

Abstract

The role of therapeutic change for patients with BD needs to be analyzed. The factors of therapy success and impact of change should be specified. What are the principles and mechanisms of behavioral change among patients with BD? What factors contribute to the occurence of BD? How is CBT effective in the treatment of BD? The author will attempt to find answers to the research questions, using the discourse analysis method. Current research analysis shows high influence of therapeutic change on the CBT success with patients suffering from BD. This allows researcher to assume that CBT has a high efficiency in the treatment of BD by using CBT techniques and strategies in order to cause and maintain the therapeutic change. Future research on the role of change in treatment of patients with BD should focus on important areas such as mechanisms, indicators and processes of change, effective methods of individualization of intervention, identification and management of group processes and group dynamics, motivation to change, and finally the factors that can maintain a change and prevent relapse.