Dr. Judith Beck on the future of cognitive therapy and psychotherapy
Dr. Awais Aftab: What do you think the future of psychotherapy is? What would you like it to be?
Dr. Judith Beck: A number of years ago, a colleague asked my dad whether he expected cognitive therapy to eventually dominate the field of psychotherapy. He responded, “I hope good therapy eventually dominates the field of psychotherapy. Just good therapy.” My father has always said, and I agree, that if significant research demonstrates greater support for the theoretical framework and treatment of a different psychotherapy, then that psychotherapy should supplant CBT. So far that has not happened. To the contrary, as the ...
Source: SharpBrains - October 11, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health cognitive-behavioral-therapy cognitive-therapy computer-assisted therapy Judith-Beck Psychiatric Times Psychotherapy therapists Source Type: blogs
Study: Self-guided sleep app Sleepio, combined with standard care for depression and anxiety, delivers better outcomes than standard care alone
Conclusions: Significant clinical benefit was associated with the introduction of an evidence-based digital sleep intervention alongside other mental health interventions for depression and anxiety. Widespread deployment was achieved with immediate availability, minimal additional clinical time or staff training. This approach provides a feasible and highly scalable model for improving mental health outcomes in clinical services.
The Study in Context:
The FDA clears Somryst, Pear’s digital therapeutic to treat chronic insomnia
CVS Health: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) apps may help you more than sleeping pills
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Source: SharpBrains - September 27, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation anxiety app Behaviour Research and Therapy Big Health cognitive behavioural therapy depression digital CBT digital cognitive behavioural therapy digital health insomnia insomnia DTx me Source Type: blogs
The Simpler Talk Therapy That Treats Depression Effectively (M)
The talk therapy that is quicker (and cheaper) than cognitive-behavioural therapy. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - September 9, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Depression subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
The Top 12 Health Chatbots In 2021
Over the past years, smart algorithm-powered, text- or voice-based interfaces have multiplied, and they are also taking their place in healthcare. The Medical Futurist believes Molly, Ginger, Replika and the others will ease the burden on doctors in primary care and help patients learn to take care of their health responsibly.
Would you like to try one? Check out the following video about healthcare chatbots:
The age of talking algorithms is here
In 2018, Google stunned the world with the latest feature of the Google Assistant, Duplex, which was able to make an appointment in a hair salon in eerily hum...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 31, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Future of Medicine Healthcare Design AI chatbot digital health Innovation List medical Personalized medicine technology chatbots health chatbot Source Type: blogs
AI-powered Woebot raises $90M to scale up digital self-therapy platform
‘Digital therapist’ Woebot perks up with $90M for AI-powered mental health platform (FierceBiotech):
In news sure to excite even the most melancholy of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, mental health platform Woebot has closed its series B funding round with a whopping $90 million.
The funds will go toward building out Woebot’s AI technology and digital therapeutics, as well as the teams responsible for the development and commercialization of the platform. Woebot’s technology centers around the eponymous “digital therapist,” which uses conversational AI software to form therapeutic bonds with users as ...
Source: SharpBrains - July 26, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Peak Performance Technology & Innovation artificial intelligence chatbot cognitive behavior therapy dialectical behavior therapy digital self-therapy digital therapeutics interpersonal psychotherapy mental health c Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Tack and I Write to Psych Medicine; Struthers Writes to Medical Research Council
By David Tuller, DrPH A recent study of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for patients with “persistent physical symptoms” (PPS), a category alsocalled “medically unexplained symptoms,” reported null results for its primary outcome. These null results were not mentioned in the conclusion of the abstract, which instead focused on minimal reported benefits for a minority of […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - July 24, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized cochrane Medically unexplained symptoms Michiel Tack persistent physical symptoms PPS struthers Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Quartet of Trials Reveals Limitations of CBT for “ Medically Unexplained Symptoms ”
By David Tuller, DrPH A year ago, I wrote a post about how the biopsychosocial ideological brigades had completed a trifecta of major studies that investigated cognitive behavior therapy for a variety of so-called “medically unexplained symptoms” (MUS). As a group, the studies demonstrated the overall ineffectiveness of CBT as a treatment for this category […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - July 3, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized CODES PACE Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Did the IBS Trial Really Show that Web-Based CBT Offered Significant Clinical Effectiveness?
By David Tuller, DrPH I wrote some posts last year about the ACTIB trial–a major study of telephone-delivered and web-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (TCBT and WCBT) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Contrary to how the results have been framed by those with reputational and financial interests in promoting them, the study demonstrated that WCBT did […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - June 24, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized IBS mahana MCID Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Null Outcomes Presented as Success in Yet Another CBT Trial from Prof Trudie Chalder
By David Tuller, DrPH Trudie Chalder, a professor of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) at King’s College London, has recently published yet another high-profile paper: the main results for “efficacy” from a trial of CBT for patients with so-called “persistent physical symptoms” (PPS) in secondary care. As usual with this group of investigators, things haven’t turned […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - June 19, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized CBT chalder MUS PPS PRINCE Source Type: blogs
Relaxation Techniques: 5 Proven Ways To Reduce Stress
Relaxation techniques that are scientifically proven include progressive relaxation, autogenic training, meditation and cognitive-behavioural therapy. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - June 10, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Anxiety Mindfulness Source Type: blogs
Overinterpreting Computational Models of Decision-Making
Bell (1985)Can a set of equations predict and quantify complex emotions resulting from financial decisions made in an uncertain environment? Aninfluential paper by David E. Bell considered the implications of disappointment, a psychological reaction caused by comparing an actual outcome to a more optimistic expected outcome, as in playing the lottery. Equations for regret, disappointment, elation, and satisfaction have been incorporated into economic models of financial decision-making (e.g., variants ofprospect theory).Financial choices comprise one critical aspect of decision-making in our daily lives. There are so many ...
Source: The Neurocritic - March 31, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
People With Depression Show Hints Of Distorted Thinking In The Language They Use On Social Media
By Emily Reynolds
A key facet of cognitive behavioural therapy is challenging “cognitive distortions”, inaccurate thought patterns that often affect those with depression. Such distortions could include jumping to conclusions, catastrophising, black and white thinking, or self-blame — and can cause sincere distress to those experiencing them.
But how do we track cognitive distortion in those with depression outside of self-reporting? A new study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, explores cognitive distortions online, finding that those with depression have higher levels of distortion in the language th...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 30, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Cognition Mental health Twitter Source Type: blogs
“I Don’t Do Windows” Says the Maid. “I Don’t Do Machines” Says this Doctor – “But I Do Nudge Therapy”
By HANS DUVEFELT
The hackneyed windows phrase, about what a domestic employee will and will not do for an employer, represents a concept that applies to the life of a doctor, too.
Personally, I have to do Windows, the default computer system of corporate America, even though I despise it. But in my personal life I use iOS on my iPad and iPhone and very rarely use even my slick looking MacBook Pro. I use “tech” and machines as little as possible and I prefer that they work invisibly and intuitively.
In medicine, even in what used to be called “general practice”, you can’t very reasonably do everything for...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Primary Care Hans Duvefelt Source Type: blogs
Record Stress Levels Fueling Demand for Mental Health Services
New poll results from the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that adults in the US are experiencing the highest levels of stress since the pandemic began. This prolonged and elevated stress is fueling increased demand for mental health services. Without more trained professionals, better technology, and improved access, many who are suffering may not get […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 23, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System AbleTo behavioral health cognitive behavior therapy COVID-19 mental health Reena Pande Stress in America Telehealth Telepsychiatry Tri Source Type: blogs
Growing research points to expanding adoption of online cognitive behavioral therapies, both guided and unguided
We are seeing a number of fascinating meta-analyses comparing the value of A) face-to-face vs. Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapies and B) guided vs unguided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy, especially in the case of depression.
Here you have a couple great examples, suggesting a growing adoption in the near future of web-based, and increasingly personalized, interventions.
A) A comparison of electronically-delivered and face to face cognitive behavioural therapies in depressive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Eclinical Medicine). From the Abstract:
Background: Cognitive behavioural ...
Source: SharpBrains - February 22, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation CBT cognitive behavioral therapies depression eCBT Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapies Source Type: blogs
