Yoshino, Shiho: An Integrated Foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Using Load Minimization Theory (LMT) and Computational Cognitive Science 〜As a Load Optimization Process in Menopausal Disorders and PMS/PMDD〜

This study does not present results from a rigorous clinical trial; rather, it is a theoretical proposal based on computational simulation. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated strong clinical efficacy, its underlying mechanisms remain partially opaque. This paper proposes Load Minimization Theory (LMT) and integrates it with computational cognitive science (predictive coding, Bayesian brain, and dynamical systems theory) to reformulate CBT as a total load optimization pr