{"id":20640,"date":"2026-07-31T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/sessions\/cbt-in-primary-care-empowering-physicians-to-drive-mental-and-behavioral-health-change\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:33:08","slug":"cbt-in-primary-care-empowering-physicians-to-drive-mental-and-behavioral-health-change","status":"publish","type":"wsa_session","link":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/sessions\/cbt-in-primary-care-empowering-physicians-to-drive-mental-and-behavioral-health-change\/","title":{"rendered":"CBT in primary care: empowering physicians to drive mental and behavioral health change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CBT plays a vital role in mental health care within primary care settings. \u2022CBT encompasses a group of approaches that focus on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.\u00a0 \u2022These approaches include cognitive therapy, which focuses on identifying and modifying distorted thought patterns;\u00a0 \u2022Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which addresses destructive thoughts and behaviors \u2022Mindfulness and emotional regulation techniques;\u00a0 \u2022Multimodal therapy, which addresses psychological issues by considering various interconnected factors like behavior, affect, and cognition \u2022Motivational interviewing can also be used as a supplement to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder \u2022 It is accessible, effective, and evidence-based. \u2022 Helps manage a broad range of common health issues \u2022Promotes behaviour change- e.g. for substance abuse, weight loss and smoking cessation \u2022Incorporates other models of CBT such as MI\u2022\u00a0 CBT is adaptable to short consultations in PC \u2022\u00a0 Enables early, low-intensity mental health intervention. \u2022\u00a0 Promotes self-regulation and empowers patients.PART 1: LECTURE Section A: Introduction to CBT in Primary Care \u2022\u00a0 CBT is structured, evidence-based, and effective in brief primary care consultations. \u2022\u00a0 Ideal for conditions like anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and stress. Section B: Foundations of CBT \u2022\u00a0 CBT Triangle: Thoughts \u2194 Emotions \u2194 Behaviors \u2022\u00a0 Directive and goal-oriented compared to humanistic or psychodynamic models. Section C: CBT in Practice \u2022\u00a0 Techniques: cognitive restructuring, journaling, behavior activation.1.\u00a0 Identify negative thoughts 2.\u00a0 Challenge them 3.\u00a0 Replace negativity with helpful thoughts 4.\u00a0 Modify behaviors by integrating CBT with the motivational interviewing framwork 5.\u00a0 Maintain the gains through practice and improves adherence.\u2022Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in primary care are short-term, structured approaches \u2022Initially was used to help patients manage mental health concerns like anxiety, depression, and insomnia. \u2022More and more being used to bring about behaviour change. \u2022It is particularly well-suited for the primary care setting due to its evidence base and potential for improvement in patient outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-20640","wsa_session","type-wsa_session","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session\/20640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsa_session"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wsa_session"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woncaeurope2026.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}