Who will benifit from CBT?

CBT can be of benefit to patients with most psychiatric disorders. This form of therapy is most commonly used in depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, personality disorders and under special supervision, for psychosis. The individual qualities of a client that would be beneficial when doing CBT include:

1. A good understanding of the basis principles of CBT
2. The ability to identify emotional responses to given situations
3. the capacity to identify automatic thoughts
4. the ability to critically analyze the evidence supporting the automatic thoughts
5. the sense of responsibility for one's own outcome 
6. the ability to stay focused on the agreed upon targets
7. the willingness to participate actively in the home-work