A systematic review of internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for alcohol misuse: study characteristics, program content and outcomes - Hadjistavropoulos HD, Mehta S, Wilhelms A, Keough MT, Sundstr öm C.
Alcohol misuse is a common, disabling and costly issue worldwide. Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) has the potential to reduce the harms of alcohol misuse, particularly for individuals who are unable or unwilling to access face-to-face ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
#CochraneSantiago - Meet our content creators!
Cochrane Chile is hostingCochrane ’s Colloquium in Santiago, October 22-25, 2019. Cochrane ’s Colloquium is an annual, global health event based on promoting the most prestigious evidence in the world and where hundreds of international researchers, opinion leaders, health experts and patients join together for open, scientific debate promoting the use of evidence in health. Through tal ks, workshops and other activities and presentations, we will be exploring this year ' s theme of “Embracing diversity”.Meet our content creator volunteers who will be helping to share the work of Cochrane and extend our annual scie...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 7, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Virtual #CochraneSantiago - Meet our content creators!
Cochrane ’s first virtual Colloquium is happening 2-6 December, 2019. Cochrane ’s Colloquium is an annual, global health event based on promoting the most prestigious evidence in the world and where hundreds of international researchers, opinion leaders, health experts and patients join together for open, scientific debate promoting the use of evidence in health. Through act ivities and presentations, we will be exploring this year ' s theme of “Embracing diversity”.Meet our content creator volunteers who will be helping to share the work of Cochrane and our virtual#CochraneSantiagomaterials and discussion to their...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 7, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Cognitive Therapy by Phone, Web May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
Mean IBS Symptom Severity Score reduced for telephone - , web - CBT versus treatment as usual (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - September 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Cognitive Therapy by Phone, Web May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2019 -- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered via telephone and web is effective for relieving the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a study published online Sept. 3 in The Lancet Gastroenterology... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 10, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The addition of fluoxetine to cognitive behavioural therapy for youth depression (YoDA-C): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial - Davey CG, Chanen AM, Hetrick SE, Cotton SM, Ratheesh A, Amminger GP, Koutsogiannis J, Phelan M, Mullen E, Harrison BJ, Rice S, Parker AG, Dean OM, Weller A, Kerr M, Quinn AL, Catania L, Kazantzis N, McGorry PD, Berk M.
BACKGROUND: Medication is commonly used to treat youth depression, but whether medication should be added to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as first-line treatment is unclear. We aimed to examine whether combined treatment with CBT and fluoxetine was ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Could Your Pessimistic Personality, Deep-Seated Insecurity, or Sinking Energy Actually Be a Treatable Disorder?
You’re intensely insecure and self-conscious, so much so it feels like one of your prime attributes. You’d describe yourself as a true-blue pessimist or cynic. You don’t really get excited about anything. You have a hard time connecting with others. And you find yourself constantly exhausted and drained.
Because it’s been this way for so long—decades maybe, you’ve lost count—you just assume it’s you. You assume this is who and how you are. This must be your personality. This is just your way of life.
However, these supposed traits and tendencies might actually be a diagnosable and treatable disorder. In oth...
Source: Psych Central - August 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Depression Disorders General Personality Psychotherapy Self-Help Treatment Chronic Depression Dysthymia PDD persistent depressive disorder Source Type: news
Insomnia sufferers can benefit from therapy, new study shows
Authors call for cognitive behavioural therapy to be offered through GPsForgetcounting sheep and drinking warm milk, an effective way to tackle chronic insomnia is cognitive behavioural therapy, researchers have confirmed.The authors of a new study say that although the therapy is effective, it is not being used widely enough, with doctors having limited knowledge about it and patients lacking access.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 29, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Health Medical research Sleep & wellbeing Life and style Science Society UK news Source Type: news
Cognitive Therapy Effective for Internet Game Addiction
Short - term cognitive behavioral therapy helpful for treating a range of internet addictions (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - July 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Cognitive Therapy Effective for Internet Game Addiction
TUESDAY, July 16, 2019 -- A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program is effective in treating male patients with internet and computer game addiction, according to a study published online July 10 in JAMA Psychiatry.
For the study, Klaus... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 16, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Cuts Migraine Disability Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Cuts Migraine Disability
Some unexpected findings emerge from a study of a ' clinically feasible ' approach to teaching mindfulness to people with migraine.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - July 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
What to Do If You ’ re Feeling Anxious Right Now
You have a big presentation. You’re taking an important exam for your license. You’re defending your master’s thesis. You need to talk to your best friend about something that’s been bothering you. You need to talk to your boss. Or you’re about to do something else that’s making you nervous.
Either way, whatever the activity, task, or situation, the anxiety feels like it’s coursing through your veins. It feels big and overpowering and dramatic. And all you want is for it to go away. Understandably. Because anxiety is very uncomfortable. And who likes to feel uncomfortable?
According to...
Source: Psych Central - June 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Anxiety Career Disorders General Self-Help Stress Work Issues Achievement Anticipatory Anxiety anxiety tips Cbt Courage Managing Stress navigating anxiety self-compassion Stress Relief Source Type: news
Child gambling is a form of self-harm – it’s too complex for a quick-fix clinic | Anouchka Grose
Simple therapies such as CBT can be only partly effective. We need to rein in an industry that unscrupulously targets vulnerable young peopleAlmost half a million children in England and Wales aregambling regularly, with about 55,000 estimated to have a serious problem. Suicide rates for gambling addicts are high, and gambling-related problems cause stress for individuals and families. In response, theNHS has opened its first children ’s gambling clinic, offering face-to-face treatment – mostly cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).Out-of-control gambling is linked to complex individual and social problems – including ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 25, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Anouchka Grose Tags: Gambling Children Society Psychology Source Type: news
Survivors of childhood brain tumors experience lasting cognitive and socioeconomic burdens
(Wiley) Survivors of childhood brain tumors who received radiotherapy and were very young at the time of diagnosis may experience cognitive and socioeconomic burdens decades after treatment, according to a study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Interventions such as cognitive therapies and educational and occupational services may be needed to mitigate such long-term effects. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Predictors of disengagement from cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis in a National Health Service setting: a retrospective evaluation - Richardson T, Dasyam B, Courtney H, White L, Tedbury J, Butt J, Newman-Taylor K.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether demographic and clinical variables are related to disengagement rates in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for psychosis in a clinical setting. METHODS: The medical records and symptom severity data (from Health of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
