Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) is used to treat a variety of different illnesses, emotional, behavioral or psychiatric problems (Nickerson, 2016), which includes schizophrenia. It works by helping individuals identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and relearn healthier skills and practices. The strategy employed by CBT is to look inside one's actions, emotions, and thoughts and see how each affects the other. The rationale behind this therapy is that thoughts can influence feelings, which then can affect one's behavior and if the process behind the initial thought is changed, it will lead to an overall change in behavior. CBT has been researched on extensively and has been practiced for more than 30 yrs with demonstrated effectiveness.
