DENVER – Pop culture references and metaphors in cognitive behavioral therapy improve therapeutic relationships and educates patients, according to a panel discussion at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.
“In thinking about how we promote awareness of mental health and CBT in particular, why even use pop culture metaphors? What’s the point?” Kristin Szuhany, PhD, associate professor of psychology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, asked other panel members.
“I do it because I like it; it’s fun,” Jason von Stietz, PhD,