Mindfulness found to improve mental health of students
Mental health amongst university students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training. These are the findings from the first UK study, published in Education Research International, to measure the efficacy of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on students. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Mindfulness found to improve mental health of students
(University of Bristol) Mental health among university students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training. These are the findings from the first UK study, published in Education Research International, to measure the efficacy of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on students. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
University of Guelph researchers uncover why environmental cues make drug addiction extra hard to beat
(University of Guelph) Besides triggering the brain's emotional and stimulus-response systems, environmental cues activate areas where memories are processed, according to this University of Guelph study. Prompting these memory processing systems makes it extra difficult to counter addiction because the classic stimulus-response mechanisms are reinforced by the memory effects of environmental drug cues. While this double effect makes it hard to treat drug abuse, this finding may offer a way to use cues to improve cognitive behavioural therapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Scientific Meeting » RDoC ABCT Webinar: How Can RDoC Inform Suicide Intervention Research and Treatment?
In April 2019, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Unit, the Delaware Project, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) will conduct the third webinar in a series examining the science-to-service pipeline in psychology and psychiatry. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - February 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news
Exercise is medicine for mental health in military veterans: a qualitative commentary - Caddick N, Smith B.
Different approaches to treatment for mental health problems in military veterans continue to attract research attention. In addition to the NICE-approved treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder such as trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Online mindfulness-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression: outcomes of a pilot trial - Kladnitski N, Smith J, Allen A, Andrews G, Newby JM.
In this study we developed a new Mindfulness-Enhanced iCBT intervention by incorporating formal ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news
The role of knowledge in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for adolescent depression: results from a randomised controlled study - Berg M, Rozental A, Johansson S, Liljeth örn L, Radvogin E, Topooco N, Andersson G.
Background and objectives
Clients' knowledge about their condition and treatment is considered crucial for general health improvement, and knowledge acquisition is an essential part in internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT). Yet, little is kn... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mindfulness is a natural painkiller
A study by The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario found that mindfulness is just as effective at easing discomfort as the go-to psychological treatment cognitive behavioural therapy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mindfulness is a natural painkiller
A study by The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario found that mindfulness is just as effective at easing discomfort as the go-to psychological treatment cognitive behavioural therapy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Treating children and adolescents with multiple traumas: a randomized clinical trial of narrative exposure therapy - Peltonen K, Kangaslampi S.
Background and Objective: Millions of children and adolescents worldwide suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other problems due to prolonged exposure to traumatizing events. Forms of cognitive-behavioural therapy are the most commo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Culturally-adapted cognitive behavioural therapy based intervention for maternal depression: a mixed-methods feasibility study - Khan S, Lovell K, Lunat F, Masood Y, Shah S, Tomenson B, Husain N.
BACKGROUND: British Pakistanis are one of the largest ethnic minority groups living in the UK, with high rates of maternal depression being reported in this population. Evidence suggests that culturally-adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based int... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
New strategy expands the benefits of Internet-delivered CBT
(Karolinska Institutet) Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have experimented with a new adaptive treatment strategy for Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) that identifies patients within the first month who face a major risk of treatment failure. Published in the scientific journal American Journal of Psychiatry, the results also suggest that such patients may nevertheless benefit if their treatment is adjusted to accommodate their specific needs and challenges. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Digital CBT could help young people with mild depression, NICE says
Children and young people can be offered digital cognitive behavioural therapy (digital CBT) as a first-line treatment for mild depression. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - January 25, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Psychotherapy Ups Odds of Tapering Off Antidepressants Psychotherapy Ups Odds of Tapering Off Antidepressants
At 2 years, the risk for relapse was lower with cognitive behavior therapy plus tapering compared with clinical management plus tapering. But more affordable options are needed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Additive effectiveness of mindfulness meditation to a school-based brief cognitive-behavioral alcohol intervention for adolescents - Patton KA, Connor JP, Sheffield J, Wood A, Gullo MJ.
OBJECTIVE: This randomized controlled trial is the 1st study to evaluate the additive efficacy of mindfulness meditation to brief school-based universal cognitive behavior therapy (CBT + MM) for adolescent alcohol consumption. Previous studies have lacked ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
