To help students overcome mental illness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy should be more readily available to full-time students. Students should have access to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reduce stress during the school day. 

apa.org is a website known for giving a rundown on forms of therapy that can help with posttraumatic stress disorder, specifically. Furthermore, apa.org goes into depth on how cognitive behavioral therapy helps treat other mental illnesses. As apa.org states, “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness.” This shows all of the mental illnesses that can be cured by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Additionally, cognitive therapy helps with intrusive thoughts while behavioral therapy helps with things that people do. As a result of both cognitive and behavioral therapy being used simultaneously, this therapy can be very helpful for students who go through extensive stress. 

mind.org.uk is a website known for giving insight on how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help people suffering from both mental and physical disorders. As mind.org.uk states, “It got me through a really tough time, from being suicidal and off work on long-term sick leave, to fully functioning again and now in a successful career. It pulled me back from a very dark place and reintroduced structure to my life when I’d given up.” Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help get lives back on track to success. 

Overworked students are more than likely to be suffering from both physical and mental disorders. Symptoms felt by students typically include back/shoulder pain, anxiety, and depression. These disorders can be cured with the help of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. 

Others have stated that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy isn’t capable of curing long-term mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. However, therapists have seen a positive result rate after the usage of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. As nhs.uk states,“ CBT aims to help you deal with overwhelming problems in a more positive way by breaking them down into smaller parts.” This technique should be used more to help cure the mentally ill. 

(lukincenter.com) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help set goals, make connections, and find techniques in order to help cope with the stresses that come with being a full-time student.