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How talking therapy rewires the brain

A new study says cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) could retrain the brain

A new study from King鈥檚 College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has shown for the first time that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) strengthens specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and that these stronger connections are associated with long-term reduction in symptoms and recovery eight years later.

Laura Moulding says CBT was successful in treating her psychotic symptoms and Dr Liam Mason, a lead author of the study, explains how it works.

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