A Logic-Based Psychotherapy Approach to Treating Patients Which Focuses on Faultless Logical Functioning: A Case

Fernando Almeida1,2, Diana Moreira1,3,4

  • 1Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University Institute of Maia, Maia, Portugal.

Frontiers in Psychology
|January 10, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Logic-based psychotherapy (LBP) helps patients improve faultless logical reasoning (FLR) and faultless logical functioning (FLF). This approach addresses emotional changes and daily functioning issues, offering a novel treatment for mental health symptoms.

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