Father of cognitive therapy Mike Gabryszewski Aaron Beck Father of cognitive therapy Mike Gabryszewski
Background Born July 18th, 1921 Is still alive Born in Rhode Island Studied cognitive therapy His theories helped treatment for clinical depression
Research Well known for work in depression treatment Developed self-report measures of depression treatment These include Beck depression inventory and Beck scale for suicidal ideation Created cognitive theory through his work in psychotherapy, suicide and psychometrics Made the connection that distorted thinking is the cause of all disorders
Accomplishments Received the 2006 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award Created the Beck Hoplessness Scale Founded the Beck Institute in Philadelphia Is a important figure in the path to the removal of disorders. As he has done work to improve healing for many conditions Do you believe that he was an instrumental part of treating many disorders?