Second-generation antidepressants and cognitive behavioural therapy are both viable choices for initial treatment of major depression
There is a pressing need to generate clear hierarchies of the benefits and harms of available treatments to implement optimal clinical practice. Second-generation antidepressants (SGAs) and cognitive –behavioural therapy (CBT) have proven efficacy in the treatment of major depression.1 However, comparative benefits and harms of SGAs and CBT for the initial treatment for major depression remain unclear.
Amick and colleagues carried out a systematic review and evaluated 11 randomised control led trials to compare the benefits and harms of SGAs and CBT for the initial treatment of major depressive disorder in 1511 adult...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is distraction an adaptive or maladaptive strategy for emotion regulation? A person-oriented approach - Wolgast M, Lundh LG.
Distraction is an emotion regulation strategy that has an ambiguous status within cognitive-behavior therapy. According to some treatment protocols it is counterproductive, whereas according to other protocols it is seen as a quite useful strategy. The mai... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Generic (Scientific) » RDoC – ABCT -The Delaware Project Webinar
The NIMH RDoC Unit, the Delaware Project, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) hosted the first in a series of collaborative webinars. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - January 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news
Generic (Scientific) » The Delaware Project – ABCT – RDoC Webinar Series
The RDoC Unit will cohost a webinar with the Delaware Project and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies examining the science-to-service pipeline in psychology and psychiatry, and highlighting the role of fear and anxiety in disorders such as phobias and depression. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - January 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news
Research Again Finds That Talk Therapy Can Change The Brain
The evidence for cognitive behavior therapy ' s effects on the brain (and behavior) is growing. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 25, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alice G. Walton, Contributor Source Type: news
