Dr Bose’s SAANS interesting case series"Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in Multi System Atrophy (MSA)"
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
in Multi System Atrophy (MSA)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to treat many disorders,
especially psychiatric problems such as depression and anxiety. CBT has its roots in the late 1950s and was
officially formed in the late seventies. Since then it has been shown to be a
very effective way to help people overcome a variety of problems. CBT is an
umbrella term that encompasses many different types of therapy that are all
based on the same ideas. The principle is that first there is a thought, this
triggers a feeling and this changes a person’s actions. The problem is that in
many people these thoughts are based on ‘incorrect beliefs’. The aim of CBT is
to correct these beliefs and this will lead to a change in thoughts leading to
a change in feelings and finally a change in behaviour.
This is about a 57 year old patient Kausar Alam
from Ranchi presented with severe deconditioning, gross pedal oedema. She was
diagnosed as a case of multi system atrophy (MSA) by leading institutes. The
detailed history revealed a major depression due her daughter’s failure in
intercaste marriage. We received her about a fortnight back, subjected her to
all possible tests to rule out secondary causes ,organ changes, deep vein thrombosis,
lymphatic obstruction etc. She was found to be normal in all these tests. She
was discharged after thorough evaluation and subjected to our SAANS Rehabilitation protocol
, a journey from illness to wellness and cognitive behavioural therapy. She has
now started walking without support , very motivate after five sessions.
CBT is a
relatively short-term form of psychotherapy (a type of counselling) that can be
used for the treatment of a wide range of psychological disorders including
depression, anxiety, eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, substance abuse and personality disorders amongst others. It can also
be used to help people change their lifestyles. It focuses on working on the
‘incorrect beliefs’ that people have. These ‘incorrect beliefs’ are usually
unintentional but they seriously affect how people react to situations.
CBT is
based on the theory a thought or idea must precede a mood, meaning there must
be something that a person thinks that leads them to feel a certain way. This,
in turn, will lead to the way in which people act. It also says that the way in
which people act is heavily influenced by the way that they see themselves and
the way that they think others see them.
For more detail contact Dr Siddhanth, Rehab Head, 9953132804
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