What Do I Do When My Antidepressant Stops Working?
This study examined 103 patients with bipolar 1 disorder who, despite taking a mood stabilizer, experienced frequent relapses. During a 12-month period, the group receiving cognitive therapy had significantly fewer bipolar episodes and reported less mood symptoms on the monthly mood questionnaires. They also had less fluctuation in manic symptoms.
It’s normal to panic in the days and weeks your symptoms return; however, as you can see, there are many options to pursue. If the first approach doesn’t work, try another. Persevere until you achieve full remission and feel like yourself again. It will happen. Trust me on th...
Source: World of Psychology - March 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Antidepressant Bipolar Depression General Medications Manic Episode Mood Disorder Mood Stabilizer Relapse Source Type: blogs
10+ pioneers confirmed to Speak @ 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit (May 7 –9th)
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We are proud to announce the first wave of confirmed Speakers to share their innovative work and insights at the 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: The Future of Brain Health, to be held May 7–9th, 2019:
Dr. Tom Insel, Co-founder and President of Mindstrong Health
Dr. Ainslie Hatch, Director of Digital Therapeutics at Otsuka Pharmaceutical
David Klein, CEO of Click Therapeutics
Charlie Hartwell, Operating Partner at The Bridge Builders Collaborative
Louis Gagnon, CEO of Total Brain
Dr. Anna Wexler, science writer and PI of the Wexler Lab at UPenn
Dr. Eddie Martucci, Founder and CEO of Akili Interactive...
Source: SharpBrains - February 20, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Akili Interactive Labs Bridge Builders Collaborative Case-Western-Reserve-University Click Therapeutics CTF MEG International Interaxon Mindstrong Health NeuraMetrix Neuroelectrics Source Type: blogs
Participants In This Study Successfully Down-regulated Their Amygdala Activity With The Help Of Neurofeedback
This study supports existing research showing promise for the application of rt-fMRI neurofeedback in the treatment of problems like PTSD, addiction and depression that are associated with heightened amygdala activation. The clinical potential of this technique, bridging the worlds of neurobiology and psychotherapy, is clear. That said, fMRI scanning is an expensive business, so it may be a while before a new world of personalised mental health interventions reveals itself.
—Training emotion regulation through real-time fMRI neurofeedback of amygdala activity
Post written by Eleanor Morgan (@eleanormorgan) for BPS R...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - February 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Brain guest blogger Mental health Source Type: blogs
Should You Get Therapy or Life Coaching?
Life coaching is viewed by some as an alternative to therapy. Actually, coaching was one of many cognitive behavior therapy methods I learned to practice in graduate school. Thirty years into my career as a psychotherapist, I coach clients toward achieving their goals when they’re likely to benefit from this approach.
Certainly, neither coaching as a separate practice nor psychotherapy has a monopoly on traits such as wisdom, intuition, kindness, or empathy. Practitioners in both disciplines may be good listeners, supportive, and encourage clients to set goals. So how do you decide whom to trust for help with relationsh...
Source: World of Psychology - January 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marcia Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSW Tags: Psychology Psychotherapy Self-Help Treatment Source Type: blogs
ADHD Is Like a Cupcake
If you’re willing to do the work, your ADHD will come out of the oven like a batch of perfect cupcakes?I have to agree with you. Comparing ADHD to cupcakes isn’t the best simile. What could I possibly mean? Am I saying that ADHD is covered in sickly, sweet frosting and helps you put on weight? Coping strategies for ADHD are most efficacious when baked at 325 ºF? ADHD is best dealt with by spreading it thinly with a knife while gently twirling?If only dealing with ADHD was so tasty!Over the past few weeks I have encountered several guys who have ADHD like a sack of spilled marbles, but they don’t treat it...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - January 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Family Goodreads Source Type: blogs
Otsuka Pharma and Click Therapeutics enter partnership poised to transform mental healthcare
Otsuka, Click Therapeutics partner to create therapy for mental illness (Verdict Medical Devices):
“Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s US division Otsuka America has partnered with Click Therapeutics to develop and commercialise a prescription digital therapeutic for treating major depressive disorder (MDD).
Click Therapeutics offers software as prescription medical treatments for people with unmet medical needs.
Under the partnership, Click Therapeutics will contribute through its expertise in discovering and validating a software application as well as its commercial deployment.
Otsuka will work with its expertise i...
Source: SharpBrains - January 4, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Click Therapeutics FDA Major Depressive Disorder mental healthcare mental-illness Otsuka Otsuka Pharmaceutical Source Type: blogs
Psychological & Environmental Components That Lead to Behavioral Disorders in Teens
Even the most well-behaved teens can have moments where they’re difficult and challenging, pushing their parents’ buttons and testing boundaries. It’s a normal part of growing up and becoming autonomous individuals.
However, parents sometimes notice a much more serious pattern of ongoing negative behavior from their teens. The teenager becomes uncooperative, hostile, defiant and argumentative especially towards authority figures. These behaviors end up disrupting not only the teens’ life but also their families’, interrupting their daily functioning.
With time, these behaviors become more extreme and damaging an...
Source: World of Psychology - December 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tyler Jacobson Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Students Conduct Disorder Juvenile Delinquency Neurobehavioral Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder Source Type: blogs
Three key insights to celebrate the holidays meaningfully
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There is plenty of evidence to convince us that social connection is key to well-being. But relationships are complicated, bringing good and bad into our lives.
Let us share a few key insights from scientific studies published in 2018 on topics relevant to leading a meaningful life. They won’t solve all of our social problems—but we hope they will help you to better understand yourself and the people around you.
1. Mindfulness can help you regulate your emotions in real-time
All of us have probably lost our cool at one time or another—maybe yelling at the phone company or at a child who misbeh...
Source: SharpBrains - December 20, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Magazine Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning anger Emotions empathy meditation mindfulness smartphones Source Type: blogs
Coping During the Holiday Season if You Have C-PTSD or PTSD
For those who have a history of trauma, the holiday season can present difficult challenges. Holidays carry a full load of triggers, across the full range of our senses. Food, song, sight, family gatherings, and rituals associated with the holidays can trigger stress and difficult emotions.
If you have experienced childhood interpersonal trauma (C-PTSD), it may be that holidays mean spending time with the people who hurt you. If you are suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by a traumatic event such as exposure to military combat, car accident or natural disaster, sometimes the sheer chaos of the hol...
Source: World of Psychology - December 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fabiana Franco, Ph.D. Tags: Alcoholism Family Holiday Coping PTSD Trauma C-PTSD complex PTSD Complex trauma Holiday Season Holidays traumatic experience Source Type: blogs
Repeatedly watching a video of themselves touching a filthy bedpan reduced people ’s OCD symptoms
Another version of this new video-based smartphone intervention involved participants watching their own earlier hand washing
By Emma Young
Almost half of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have extreme fears about touching something they feel is “contaminated”. This can mean that after touching a doorknob, say, they then feel compelled to scrub their hands, in some cases even until they bleed.
Conventional treatments, which often involve a combination of a prescription drug (typically an “SSRI”, such as Prozac) plus cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), help only about 60 per cent of people wit...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - November 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Mental health Source Type: blogs
Update: Only 5% of US children ages 8 –11 follow guidelines recommended for brain development
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Dear reader,
Time for SharpBrains monthly e-newsletter, discussing the latest innovations for brain health and mental health, and opening in this occasion with an important wake-up call.
New research:
Only 5% of US children ages 8–11 follow screen time, sleep and exercise guidelines recommended for brain development
Neurofeedback or medication to treat ADHD?
New study reinforces need for proactive cognitive monitoring after heart surgery
One-week brain training can increase cognitive flexibility and reduce OCD symptoms
New tools:
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation shows early promise to ameliorate depres...
Source: SharpBrains - October 31, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Technology brain-development Brain-health cognitive monitoring cognitive-therapy innovation medication Mental-Health Neurofeedback neur Source Type: blogs
Study: 10-minute cognitive test MoCA helps predict long-term motor, cognitive and mortality outcomes after stroke
Conclusion: Early cognitive testing by MoCA predicts long-term cognitive outcome, functional outcome, and mortality after stroke. Our results support routine use of the MoCA in stroke patients.
The Study in Context:
Dr. Albert Kwon, CEO of Brainnovations Winner AUGMENTx, wants to harness Augmented Reality to significantly ease access to Neurological Rehabilitation Therapies
Survey finds significant promise for home-based, data-rich cognitive therapy among stroke survivors (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - October 19, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology cognitive-testing early cognitive testing MOCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment neuropsychological neuropsychological-testing stroke Source Type: blogs
Time to adopt Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as a public health intervention to ease depression?
This article was originally published on Mindful, including first steps to take when feeling the blues.
Related reading:
Mindfully debunking four meditation myths
Book review: Grit is a tool in the toolbox, not the silver bullet
To harness neuroplasticity, start with enthusiasm
Six tips to build resilience and prevent brain-damaging stress (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - October 15, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Magazine Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness cognitive-therapy depression depression screening Mental-Health mindfulness mindfulness-based cognitive therapy public-health UCLA Source Type: blogs
How to feel better about yourself if you are depressed
Today is National Depression Screening Day. If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, you should know that there are effective treatments and help is available.
When you are depressed, your self-esteem wanes and you may start to dislike yourself. People with depression often think of themselves as “worthless, incapable of any achievement, and morally despicable.” Why do people who are depressed have this negative self-appraisal? And what could be happening in their brains?
The study: In 2017, researcher and psychiatrist Christopher Davey and his colleagues compared the brain blood flow of 86 unmedicated depressed...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Srini Pillay, MD Tags: Mental Health Screening Source Type: blogs
School refusal: When a child won ’t go to school
The transition back to school each fall is challenging for many families. But some children and teens feel so much emotional distress that they may repeatedly balk at attending school or staying there — a problem known as school refusal, or school avoidance if it occurs consistently. Ways to identify school refusal and tips on responding to it quickly are described below.
What is school refusal?
Shifting from a more relaxed summer routine to early wake-ups, hours in class, and dreaded homework makes many students feel mildly anxious or cranky during the early weeks of a new school year. For some students, however, schoo...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Martin Burch, PhD Tags: Adolescent health Anxiety and Depression Children's Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
