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(Medical Xpress)—University of Sydney researchers have found a 40 percent improvement in the mental health of people with both depression and cardiovascular disease after using e-couch - a free online program that helps depression or anxiety sufferers regain control of mood to improve their lives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-world-online-treatment-depression-heart.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:10:06 EST news283589146 Generalised anxiety disorder is no joke for its many sufferers who find their enjoyment of everyday life inhibited by excessive and uncontrollable worry and whose treatment presents a significant cost to the healthcare system. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-group-therapy-generalised-anxiety-disorder.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:40:05 EST news280487924 (Medical Xpress)—Two treatments most likely to lead to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been identified by UK researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-treatments-chronic-fatigue.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:30:02 EST news278841481 Anger is a powerful emotion with serious health consequences. A new study from Concordia University shows that for millions of individuals around the world who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), anger is more than an emotion; it's an agent that exacerbates their illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-anger-larger-role-anxiety-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:42:28 EST news273847335 Women who have undergone group therapy and learned to relax have reduced their menopausal troubles by half, according to results of a study at Linköping University and Linköping University Hospital in Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-good-therapy-hot-flushes.html Health Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:00:01 EST news272886560 (Medical Xpress)—Using music to engage with and educate young people about their emotions, and how to tolerate and regulate their strong emotional states, is the focus of a new intervention developed by University of Queensland clinical psychologist Dr Genevieve Dingle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-intervention-teens-emotions-music.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:47:47 EST news267266853 (Medical Xpress)—Australian research, published in the British Medical Journal Open, shows a dramatic reduction in both depression and suicidal thoughts in patients who participated in a study involving internet cognitive behaviour therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-online-treatment-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:37:26 EST news267179800 A ground-breaking approach to treating childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders, based on University of Queensland (UQ) research, will soon be available to families in the UK, US and Europe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-brave-australian-developed-online-anxiety-therapy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:20:52 EST news266660446 Insomnia sufferers in England could have greater access to successful treatment, thanks to a training programme developed as part of trials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-nhs-therapists-insomniacs.html Health Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:29:02 EST news264407321 (Medical Xpress) -- Two treatments found previously to be the most effective for patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) have now been found to be the most cost-effective treatments according to new research led by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-effective-treatments-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:49:22 EST news263119745 According to new research, a multidisciplinary approach to treating tinnitus that combines cognitive behaviour therapy with sound-based tinnitus retraining therapy is significantly more effective than currently available treatments at reducing symptoms of this common debilitating disorder and improving quality of life. The findings published in this week's Lancet show that the new specialised care programme is beneficial in both mild and severe tinnitus, suggesting it could be implemented widely. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-compelling-evidence-effective-treatment-tinnitus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 May 2012 18:30:01 EST news257094256 A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-distress-child-war-sex-abuse.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:03 EST news257011209 (Medical Xpress) -- Research funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) has shown that a genetic marker, called Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism (5HTPP), can be used to predict whether a child suffering from anxiety disorder will benefit from cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). This is the first time that genetic analysis has been used to assess whether a psychological treatment like CBT will work for children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-sensitivity-gene-anxious-children-benefit.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:34:31 EST news238746859 Researchers from the Heart Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia, have demonstrated the benefits of the 8-week 'Beating Heart Problems' group programme in a randomised controlled trial. According to Principal Research Fellow at the Centre, Dr Barbara Murphy, depressed participants appear to have benefited from the contact with their non-depressed peers: "In groups for depressed patients, progress can be slow. With our programme, which involved depressed and non-depressed patients in a group together, we saw that the depressed patients improved dramatically. We believe that the 'well' patients were positive role models for the depressed patients, helping them to embrace healthy behaviours and a more positive mood." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-heart-problems-combined-group-therapy.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:47:44 EST news233837246 Researchers have revealed the molecular pathway that is affected during the onset of schizophrenia and successfully alleviated symptoms of the illness in mice, using a commonly used cancer drug. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-cancer-drugs-treatment-schizophrenia.html Neuroscience Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:31:09 EST news230383857