The experience of cognitive behavioural therapy in depressed adolescents who are fatigued - Herring GT, Loades ME, Higson-Sweeney N, Hards E, Reynolds S, Midgley N.
This study explored the experience ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for preventing suicide in military veterans: a randomized clinical trial - Interian A, Chesin MS, Stanley B, Latorre M, St Hill LM, Miller RB, King AR, Boschulte DR, Rodriguez KM, Kline A.
This study evaluated whether Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Preventing Suicide Behavior (MBCT-S) effectively augmented treatment-as-usual enhanced for suicide prevention (eTAU). METHODS: From December 2013 through March 2018, ve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Metabolic variables associated with response to cognitive behavioural therapy for depression in females: a Canadian biomarker integration network for depression (CAN-BIND) study - Jones BDM, Levitan RD, Wang W, Uher R, Rotzinger S, Foster JA, Kennedy SH, Farzan F, Quilty LC, Kloiber S.
INTRODUCTION: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an established first-line treatment for depression; however, it remains unclear which factors predict a positive outcome with this approach. Prior work suggests that co-morbid obesity predicts a poorer r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Cognitive behavioural therapy versus health education for sleep disturbance and fatigue after acquired brain injury: a pilot randomised trial - Ymer L, McKay A, Wong D, Frencham K, Grima N, Tran J, Nguyen S, Junge M, Murray J, Spitz G, Ponsford J.
BACKGROUND: Sleep disturbance and fatigue are highly prevalent after acquired brain injury (ABI) and are associated with poor functional outcomes. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a promising treatment for sleep and fatigue problems after ABI, althou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Cognitive therapy for moral injury in post-traumatic stress disorder - Murray H, Ehlers A.
Moral injury is the profound psychological distress that can arise following participating in, or witnessing, events that transgress an individual's morals and include harming, betraying, or failure to help others, or being subjected to such events, e.g. b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

DECRYPT trial: study protocol for a phase II randomised controlled trial of cognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in youth exposed to multiple traumatic stressors - Allen L, Ashford PA, Beeson E, Byford S, Chow J, Dalgleish T, Danese A, Finn J, Goodall B, Grainger L, Hammond M, Humphrey A, Mahoney-Davies G, Morant N, Shepstone L, Sims E, Smith P, Stallard P, Swanepoel A, Trickey D, Trigg K, Wilson J, Meiser-Stedman R.
BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a distressing and disabling condition that affects significant numbers of children and adolescents. Youth exposed to multiple traumas (eg, abuse, domestic violence) are at particular risk of developing P... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Tick for insomnia treatment
(Flinders University) If insomnia keeps you awake at night, Flinders University researchers recommend a trip to the doctor - not for a sleeping pill prescription but for a short course of intensive behavioural therapy. Researchers have developed new clinical guidelines for Australian doctors to give family GPs insights into the most effective treatment for insomnia - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (or 'CBTi'). (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The use of couple therapy to reduce pain during intercourse
(University of Montreal) New study shows cognitive-behavioural therapy for couples to be more effective in alleviating genito-pelvic pain than medical treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Internet-Delivered CBT Reduces Atopic Dermatitis Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2021 -- Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) reduces symptoms of atopic dermatitis, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Dermatology. Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, Ph.D., from the Karolinska Institutet... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 19, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Top 10 books about depression | Alex Riley
From Robert Burton ’s 17th-century Anatomy of Melancholy to new insights from Ed Bullmore, these are welcome guides to one of the loneliest experiencesIn the autumn of 2015, I felt numb, worthless, and had thoughts of ending my life. I was 25 years old and I was experiencing my first bout of depression, an illness that has ebbed and flowed ever since. At first, I was hesitant to take medication and opted for a course of cognitive behavioural therapy. I worried that medication would dampen my brain, dull my experience of the world and my ability to describe it. Only later did I find that the right drug is a key tool for m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 19, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Alex Riley Tags: Books Culture Psychology Science Depression Society Health, mind and body books Bipolar disorder Andrew Solomon William Styron Source Type: news

Social problem-solving and suicidal ideation among homeless youth receiving a cognitive therapy intervention: a moderated mediation analysis - Zhang J, Wu Q, Slesnick N.
Despite the high prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts among homeless youth, little research has examined how suicide prevention interventions influence suicide-related risk and protective factors, and ultimately produce positive outcome in suicidal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Featured review: Internet-based cognitive and behavioural therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Updated review:  Internet‐based cognitive and behavioural therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adultsWhy was this review important?Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a common mental illness that can occur after a serious traumatic event. Symptoms include re-experiencing the trauma as nightmares, flashbacks, and distressing thoughts; avoiding reminders of the traumatic event; experiencing negative changes to thoughts and mood; and hyperarousal, which includes feeling on edge, being easily startled, feeling angry, having difficulties sleeping, and problems concentrating. PTSD can be treated ef...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 12, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news

Online CBT effective against OCD symptoms in the young
(Karolinska Institutet) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents is associated with impaired education and worse general health later in life. Access to specialist treatment is often limited. According to a study from Centre for Psychiatry Research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Region Stockholm, internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be as effective as conventional CBT. The study, published in the prestigious journal JAMA, can help make treatment for OCD more widely accessible. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

New prognostic review: Predicting relapse or recurrence of depression
In this author interview, lead authors Nick Meader and Andrew Moriarity tell us about thisrecently published Cochrane review, how they worked with a patient advisory group, and how they rose to the challenge of this being their first prognostic review, and the first of this type for Cochrane Common Mental Disorders.Nick Meader: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and, during the pandemic, depression symptoms have increased in many countries.We have effective treatments for depression (like antidepressants and cognitive behavioural therapy). So, a substan...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 5, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news

Cicadas, snakes, mice — phobias of insects and other things can shrink people’s lives
But research shows that cognitive behavior therapy can effectively treat irrational fears, in both adults and children. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jelena Kecmanovic Source Type: news