Getting stuck in a negative loop is part of many mental health disorders. A new therapy focuses more on these thought patterns than the thoughts themselves.

Are there times when you just can’t seem to push an unpleasant thought out of your head no ... A new study focusing on borderline personality disorder suggests that the process can have a ...

For example, a person who is upset ... to treat his depressed patients—entrenched negative thoughts prevented them from overcoming the disorder. So he developed cognitive behavior therapy ...