News tagged with cognitive behavioural therapy
Online treatment dramatically cuts suicide risk
(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 intern ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 18, 2012 |
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BRAVE step for Australian-developed online anxiety therapy
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.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Trained NHS therapists can help insomniacs
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 ...
Health
Aug 17, 2012 |
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Two effective treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis also cost-effective
(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 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Computer game aims to zap teen depression
Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Study provides compelling evidence for an effective new treatment for tinnitus
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 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 24, 2012 |
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Distress of child war and sex abuse victims halved by new trauma intervention
A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2012 |
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Gambling not an addiction say University of Sydney researchers
Many people talk of problem gambling as an 'addiction' but work coming out of the University of Sydney's Gambling Treatment Clinic suggests that this may not be the case.
Addiction
May 14, 2012 |
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Computer therapy works for young people with depression
Adolescents suffering from depression can benefit just as much from specialised computer therapy as they do from one-to-one therapy with a clinician, a study published on bmj.com finds.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Non-drug treatments help alleviate symptoms of treatment-induced menopause in breast cancer patients
Researchers from The Netherlands have found that the menopausal symptoms caused by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be ameliorated considerably through the use of cognitive behavioural ...
Cancer
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Cognitive behavioral therapy is safe, effective for women having hot flushes, night sweats following breast cancer treat
Hot flushes and night sweats (HFNS) affect 65-85% of women after breast cancer treatment; they are distressing, causing sleep problems and decreased quality of life. Hormone replacement therapy is often either undesirable ...
Cancer
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Most patients need several sequential treatment steps for remission of major depression
Major depressive disorder is a major public health problem that affects 7% of the population during any 12-month period and affects around 1 in 6 people throughout their lifetime. A Seminar published Online First by the Lancet review ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Talking therapy over the phone improves symptoms of chronic widespread pain
Patients who received a short course of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) over the telephone from trained therapists reported that they felt "better" or "very much better" at the end of a six-month treatment period, and ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 14, 2011 |
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'Sensitivity gene' predicts whether anxious children will benefit from CBT
(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 ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Beating heart problems: How a combined group therapy helps depressed cardiac patients
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 ...
Cardiology
Aug 29, 2011 |
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