Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Is a type of psychotherapy that uses a systematic and goal-oriented approach to address dysfunctional behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. Inpatient CBT treatment is one of the most common and effective types of psychotherapy used in treating mental illnesses and personality disorders, including substance abuse problems, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and mood disorders. CBT has been favored in psychotherapy partly because of the trend in health care toward evidence-based treatment, in which specific treatments are recommended based on symptomatic diagnoses.