cognitive behavioral therapy

psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions
Intangible academic_discipline Q1147152
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Summary

cognitive behavioral therapy is an academic discipline[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,370 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: type of psychotherapy[3], medical treatment[4]
  • Subclass of: behavior therapy[5], psychotherapy[6], clinical psychology[7], applied psychology[8], behavioral sciences[9], evidence-based practice[10], cognitive science[11]
  • Part of: psychological terminology[12], psychology[13]
  • Commons category: Cognitive behavioral therapy[14]
  • Has part(s): cognitive processing therapy[15], dialectical behavior therapy[16], cognitive emotional behavioral therapy[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cognitive behavioral therapy[18]
  • Partially coincident with: dialectical behavior therapy[19]
  • Topic has template: Template:Cognitive behavioral therapy[20]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/tags/cbt[21]
  • Short name: CBT[22], TCC[23], КПТ[24], cgt[25], TCC b[26], KBT[27], KVT[28]
  • Different from: cognitive therapy[29]
  • Medical condition treated: depression[30], obsessive-compulsive disorder[31]
  • Uses: cognitive distortion[32]
  • Significant person: Aaron Beck[33]
  • P14541: 3yew6T[34]

Why It Matters

cognitive behavioral therapy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] ↑ . apa.org. apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Kajo kashika shakai. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Manlleus · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Medical condition treated → depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder
    Schematic → Cognitive behavioral therapy - basic tenets.svg, Cognitive behavioral therapy - basic tenets.svg
    Sitelink count → 53
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', '
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  2. 10w ago · Sondrest · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Store medisinske leksikon id → kognitiv_atferdsterapi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Store medisinske leksikon id: kognitiv_atferdsterapi"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3yew6T
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000989-kognitivnebehavioralni-terapie
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  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Possible treatment → —
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  6. 22w ago · Jlwalsh1982 · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Possible treatment → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Possible treatment: cognitive behavioral therapy"
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