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Cognitive analytic therapy at 30

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Ryle, Anthony, Kellett, Stephen, Hepple, Jason, Calvert, Rachel·2014·Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

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Summary: Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) was formalised in 1984 by Anthony Ryle. It facilitated the clinical integration of psychodynamic therapy and personal construct/cognitive psychology. It is a brief, user-friendly relational therapy, applicable to the wide range of psychological problems typically seen in public mental health settings. It has recently been included in national guidelines for the treatment of personality disorder in the National Health Service. CAT provides a coherent model of development and psychopathology, which centrally views the self as both socially formed and embedded. Owing to its core relational grounding, CAT is being increasingly applied to team contexts/systems, enabling a ‘common language’ for team formulation/practice. It is also being successfully delivered as a group therapy. This article describes the development and unique features of the CAT model, analyses the current evidence base and identifies potential future directions for the model. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Be able to describe the core principles of the CAT approach. Appreciate the evidence base for CAT. Understand CAT's place today among talking therapies.

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Authors
Ryle, A., Kellett, S., Hepple, J., & Calvert, R.
Affiliations
University College Hospital (GB)
Venue
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
Published
2014-07
Volume
20
Issue
4
Pages
258-268
ISSN
  • 1355-5146 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1481
OpenAlex
W2145958700
Cited by
52
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
3.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (publishedVersion)
  • White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
cognitive analytic therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, personal construct theory, cognitive psychology, public mental health, personality disorder treatment, group therapy, psychopathology, evidence base

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