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
Cognitive behavioural group therapy for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence: a systematic review - Nesset MB, Lara-Cabrera ML, Dalsb ø TK, Pedersen SA, Bjørngaard JH, Palmstierna T.
BACKGROUND: Violence against intimate partners is a worldwide public health problem. Cognitive behavioural therapy delivered in a group format is widely used for the treatment of men's violent behaviour towards their female partners. A Cochrane review abou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
Click Therapeutics teams up with Otsuka on digital therapeutic for major depressive disorder
Otsuka intends to invest more than $300 million in an FDA-cleared software app that will apply cognitive therapy principals either with or without prescription drugs. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - January 3, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Decreasing fear of falling in chronic stroke survivors through cognitive behavior therapy and task-oriented training - Liu TW, Ng GYF, Chung RCK, Ng SSM.
In this study, we evaluated (1) whether cognitive behavior therapy could augment the beneficial effects ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive behavior therapy on life satisfaction, and life orientation of adolescents with depression and suicidal ideation - Raj S, Sachdeva SA, Jha R, Sharad S, Singh T, Arya YK, Verma SK.
Suicide and depression are among the most alarming phenomena prevalent throughout the world. Various approaches have tried to explain the intricacies in depression and suicide, as a consequence of faulty psychological adjustment of the individual. Several ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
First-line therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review of cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic approaches - Paintain E, Cassidy S.
Background Despite evidence supporting cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based interventions as the most effective approach for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in randomised control trials, alternative treatment interventions are often use... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Cognitive Therapy Helps Reduce Anxiety in COPD Patients
CBT delivered by nurses also lowers hospital admission and attendance at emergency departments (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Nursing, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Journal, Source Type: news
Cognitive Therapy Helps Reduce Anxiety in COPD Patients
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19, 2018 -- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered by respiratory nurses is associated with reduced anxiety symptoms and is cost-effective for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 19, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
