The role of therapeutic changes in treatment of patients with behavioural
disorders in CBT approach
Authors
I. Shubina
Abstract
The role of therapeutic change in CBT 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 occurrence 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 a influence of therapeutic change on the CBT success with patients
suffering from BD. This allows the 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.