The purpose of the article is to discuss resistance in cognitive therapy. Even though cognitive psychologists use the term resistance, it is not considered a term belonging to cognitive psychology in Scandinavia. This article seeks to demonstrate that the research into resistance and similar phenomena is congruent with the theoretical constructs of cognitive therapy, making systematic work with resistance possible within a cognitive framework. Several techniques are used today to reduce resistance, but they are often not discussed as such. We argue that it will prove advantageous to work with these techniques and others on a general level, relating them to causes of what might be termed resistant behavior.Correspondence: Kristian Sandberg, cand. psych.
Cognitive function only predicted hospitalization and outpatient contacts to a minor degree in a cohort of newly diagnosed patients with schizophrenia.
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