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Date of Award
Spring 2023
Degree Name
Master of Medical Science (Physician Assistant)
Department
Physician Assistant; College of Health Sciences
First Advisor
Professor Lisa D'Amato, PA-C
Abstract
Caring for patients with psychiatric illnesses is an inevitable part of being a health care provider in the United States. The increasing prevalence of mental illness and shortage of mental health clinicians places considerable burden on the US health care system. Few treatment modalities have been as consistently effective as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in treating a wide range of psychiatric disorders. The purpose of this article is to educate both current and future health care providers on the practice of and indications for CBT, identify barriers to its implementation, and to improve awareness of opportunities for CBT training and treatment for patients.
Recommended Citation
Mathews, Christopher, "Filling the Gaps in Mental Health Care; Considerations and Approach to CBT in Clinical Practice" (2023). Capstone Showcase. 53.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/showcase/2023/pa/53
Filling the Gaps in Mental Health Care; Considerations and Approach to CBT in Clinical Practice
Caring for patients with psychiatric illnesses is an inevitable part of being a health care provider in the United States. The increasing prevalence of mental illness and shortage of mental health clinicians places considerable burden on the US health care system. Few treatment modalities have been as consistently effective as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in treating a wide range of psychiatric disorders. The purpose of this article is to educate both current and future health care providers on the practice of and indications for CBT, identify barriers to its implementation, and to improve awareness of opportunities for CBT training and treatment for patients.