We all worry about the future and focus on negative events from the past from time-to-time. When this kind of thinking becomes persistent, however, it can damage our mental health.
Cognitive Bias modification for interpretation (CBT-I) is showing highly promising results in reducing Repetitive negative Thinking (RNT) in people with anxiety or depression. This provides a new way to overcome one of the most life-affecting symptoms of two major mental illnesses, but also confirm the underlying processes that bring them about helping further research in the future.
Dr Colette Hirsch is a senior lecture in the Psychology department at Kings College London and a Professor of Cognitive Clinical Psychology. and Consultant Clinical Psychologist leading the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Service at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma at the South London Maudsley NHS Trust.
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