Debunking the “chemical imbalance” theory yet not throwing out the antidepressant baby with the bathwater
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Andrew M McIntosh is Professor of Biological Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh, and Cathryn Lewis is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology & Statistics at King’s College London.
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Studies find growing evidence linking weight, physical activity, neuroplasticity and depression
Computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy (CCBT) may outperform Treatment as Usual (TAU) in helping patients reduce depression, improve remission rates
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) apps may help you more than sleeping pills
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Source: SharpBrains - August 3, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Conversation Tags: Brain/ Mental Health antidepressants chemical-imbalance cognitive behaviour therapy depression inflammation neurotransmitter noradrenaline randomised controlled trials risk factors serotonin SSRI Source Type: blogs
The Evidence Keeps Coming On The Value Of Some Tech In Helping Mental Illness!
This release appeared last week:MEDIA RELEASEWednesday 13th July , 2022Virtual Reality App shown to reduce common phobias through clinical trial in New Zealand.Results from a New Zealand University trial suggest fresh hope for the estimated one-in-twelve people worldwide suffering from a fear of flying, needles, heights, spiders and dogs.The trial, led by Associate Professor Cameron Lacey, from the Department of Psychological Medicine, at the University of Otago, studied phobia patients using a headset and a smartphone app treatment programme – a combination of Virtual Reality (VR) 360-degree video exposure therapy and c...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 25 July, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General Comment-----Quite a lot going on this week and we have had a pretty busy comment flow on the blog. Interesting how comment streams evolve!The telehealth debate continues and the Government is yet to notice what a ‘steaming pile of poo’the #myHR is!-----https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/anz/australia-launches-digital-cancer-hub-childre...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Biopsychological pain management is not enough
I recently read a preprint of an editorial for Pain, the IASP journal. It was written by Prof Michael Nicholas, and the title reads “The biopsychosocial model of pain 40 years on: time for a reappraisal?” The paper outlines when and how pain became conceptualised within a biopsychosocial framework by the pioneers of interprofessional pain management: John Loeser (1982) and Gordon Waddell (1984). Nicholas points out the arguments against a biopsychosocial model with some people considering that despite it being a “holistic” framework, it often gets applied in a biomedical and psychological way. In ot...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - July 17, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Back pain Chronic pain Coping strategies Interdisciplinary teams Low back pain Motivation Occupational therapy Physiotherapy Psychology Science in practice Therapeutic approaches biopsychosocial pain management Research Source Type: blogs
The New Buzz: These Are The Top Examples Of Digital Therapeutics
Digital Therapeutics or DTx in short is one of the latest buzzwords in the digital health ecosystem. Unlike others (NFT, Metaverse just to name a few) however, we see DTx as a meaningful trend that has the capacity to bring short-term, substantial improvements in personalised healthcare.
What is Digital Therapeutics?
The definition by the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, the main professional hub is:
“Digital therapeutics (DTx) deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions that are driven by high-quality software programs to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. They are used inde...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 21, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Telemedicine & Smartphones software chronic pain apps cancer care mental health DTx digital therapeutics eczema Atopic dermatitis sleep disorders Source Type: blogs
On mental fitness beliefs, lifestyles and new tools like apps, digital therapeutics, virtual reality, “brain age gaps” and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring timely brain & mental health news and a fun couple of math brain teasers.
#1. Study on the “ABCs of Mental Health” finds that simply believing you can improve mental wellbeing helps actually improve it
Beliefs matter.
#2. “Digital therapeutics” vs. “Mental health apps”: A growing debate on standards, regulation and efficacy
Definitions matter.
#3. How ’sleeping on it’ can help the prefrontal cortex regulate emotional responses, making us feel better in the morning
Sleep matters.
#4. NICE in the UK issues recommendation for Sleepio app,...
Source: SharpBrains - May 31, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health SharpBrains Monthly eNewsletter Technology & Innovation apps biomarker brain age gaps brain aging biomarker Brain Teasers brain-aging cognitive digital health digital therapeutics mental muscles mental-fitnes Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: An Innumerate Response from Chalder to Hughes-Tuller Comments on Bogus Data Analysis
By David Tuller, DrPH Last year, King College London’s professor of cognitive behaviour therapy, Trudie Chalder, published another one of her extremely incompetent papers. This one is so statistically challenged as to be truly mind-boggling, even by Professor Chalder’s extremely low standards. A team of purportedly expert researchers has mangled descriptions of their own data […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - May 26, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
How ’sleeping on it’ can help the prefrontal cortex regulate emotional responses, making us feel better in the morning
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NICE in the UK issues recommendation for Sleepio app, the digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia by Big Health
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Source: SharpBrains - May 26, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Conversation Tags: Brain/ Mental Health anxiety depression Limbic-System prefrontal-cortex sleep on it Stress Source Type: blogs
NICE in the UK issues recommendation for Sleepio app, the digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia by Big Health
Sleepio becomes first digital therapeutic to receive NICE guidance (MobiHealthNews):
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the Sleepio app as an effective alternative to sleeping pills.
In its guidance, NICE states the app, created by digital therapeutics (DTx) firm Big Health, is a safe and effective treatment for people suffering from insomnia.
… The Sleepio app uses an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to provide people with tailored digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‑I).
Jeanette Kusel, acting director for med tech and digital, NICE, said: “Our rigo...
Source: SharpBrains - May 24, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation cognitive behavioural therapy cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia digital cognitive behavioural therapy insomnia symptoms National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NICE Sleepio Source Type: blogs
Enhanced CBT Is Better For Long-Term Depression (M)
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), now a standard option for treating depression, involves addressing people's thoughts and behaviours together. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 16, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Depression subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
Psychological interventions focused on our strengths may improve mood faster than those focused on weaknesses
By Emily Reynolds
Therapeutic interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy or dialectical behavioural therapy often focus on the development of skills, such as ways to identify and actively challenge particular patterns of thought, feeling or behaviour. Indeed, research into CBT has found that the development of such skills can lead to fewer and less distressing symptoms and a reduced risk of relapse.
A new study looks at what happens when these interventions are explicitly framed around our strengths or weaknesses. Writing in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, the team from Ohio State University finds that ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 16, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Emotion The self Therapy Source Type: blogs
Top 10 Digital Health News Of 2021
From the approval of a new prescription VR treatment to renewed privacy concerns, 2021 has been full of digital health developments. Indeed, some news might have gone under the radar or might require a quick refresher; so we’re wrapping up 2021 with a round-up of 10 of the most important digital health news of this year.
1. FDA-approved prescription VR treatment for chronic back pain
In mid-November, the FDA authorised a virtual reality (VR) system as a prescription treatment for chronic back pain. Called EaseVRx, it combines cognitive behaviour therapy techniques and breathing exercises to help relax, distract...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: TMF Covid-19 3D Printing Health Sensors & Trackers Portable Medical Diagnostics Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones apple telehealth blood pressure A.I. 23andme news remote care 2021 Source Type: blogs
