• Question: Do you think CBT has a different impact depending on the age of the person? E.g. more significant in younger people?

    Asked by anon-204923 to Lucy on 5 Mar 2019.
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      Lucy Maddox answered on 5 Mar 2019:

      What an interesting question – that’s really made me stop and think.
      I think working with younger people there is a really big potential to make a difference, which is great. I do also think that CBT can have a big impact later in life though. I interviewed a lot of people for a podcast I made for my job (this one: http://letstalkaboutcbt.libsyn.com), and they told me about making really big changes when they were older, after having CBT.
      I don’t know what the evidence says about when CBT or other kinds of talking therapy make the biggest difference, although I think there is some research that says the sooner you can tackle a problem the less severe it will get, and of course the less time you have to deal with it.

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