An Interview With Albert Ellis

This man is awesome. He did create cognitive-behavioral therapy, on the premise that it is not what happens to you that makes you depressed or disturbed, but it is how you think about what happened to you that makes you crazy. Cognitive-Behavioral therapy was later built upon and perfected by David Burns, MD of the University of Pennsylvania. Research has shown that this therapy is more effective than any other treatment, including medication.

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