A weakness of CBT?

-Lack of effectivness for severe cases of depression, due to the need for motivation to attend sessions. -Some cases, depression is so severe that clients cannot motivate themseleves to engage with the cognitive work of CBT and are unable to concentrate on what is happening with the session. -Furthermore, some ppts might not attend due to them wanting past or childhood experience that the therapist don't want to talk about, meaing the 'present focus' is frustrating for them Different treatments like antidepressant, which don't require motivation and homework, can be seen as more suitably for ppts with severe depression -Means that CBT might not be effective for certain type of peopel or better when paired with drugs