Cognitive behavior therapy is an evidence-based, time-limited psychotherapy that uses goal-oriented interventions to treat various mental and physical health conditions across the lifespan. It is used alone or with pharmacologic interventions to help patients modify problematic thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that maintain functional impairment....
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiologists specifically — CBT is already established as best practice for tinnitus and hyperacusis management; this general review adds no new audiology-specific guidance.
CBT remains the highest-evidence psychological intervention for audiological conditions like tinnitus, and primary-care-focused reviews can reinforce referral pathways between audiology and mental health providers.
- 01CBT is an evidence-based, time-limited psychotherapy applicable to both mental and physical health conditions.
- 02It can be used as a standalone treatment or combined with pharmacotherapy.
- 03Published in American Family Physician, targeting primary care rather than audiology clinicians.
- 04CBT has established efficacy for tinnitus distress and hyperacusis, relevant to audiology practice.
- 05No new audiology-specific findings are presented in this review.
CBT is an evidence-based, time-limited psychotherapy effective for various mental and physical health conditions.
guidelinesupportedCBT can be used alone or in combination with pharmacotherapy.
guidelinesupported- PMID
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- Journal
- American Family Physician
- Publication type
- review
- Evidence level
- 5
- Population
- General patient populations receiving CBT for mental or physical health conditions
- Intervention
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Primary outcomes
Treatment outcomes across mental and physical health conditions; Comparative effectiveness with pharmacotherapy