Cognitive behavioral therapy/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Cognitive behavioral therapy.

A psychotherapeutic technique based on assisting the patient to learn the interpretation of (cognitive structure of experiences that trigger behavior, and, if that behavior is maladaptive, to change the response to the experience