News tagged with psychological treatment


Warning images for cigarette packs do not make a strong enough emotional impact

The warning images Brussels proposes to include on tobacco packages in order to reduce consumption do not make the desired impact on smokers because they only find some of them really unpleasant. So, if the ...

Health created May 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rethinking treatment goals improves results for 'untreatable' anorexics

(Medical Xpress)—Patients with the most severe and dangerous form of chronic anorexia are more likely to make a significant improvement towards recovery and stay in therapy if traditional psychological treatments are re-focused ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Writing can be a therapy after a traumatic stress

This study demonstrates that writing therapy resulted in significant and substantial short-term reductions in post traumatic symptoms (PTS) and comorbid depressive symptoms. Writing therapy is an evidence-based treatment ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Parents will push for medication, even if doc says not needed

(HealthDay)—When doctors use quick-and-easy disease labels to sum up symptoms of concern in an otherwise healthy infant, parents are more apt to want to treat their child with some type of medication, even ...

Pediatrics created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

97 percent of UK doctors have given placebos to patients at least once

A survey of UK doctors found that 97% have prescribed placebo treatments to patients at least once in their career.

Medications created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Posttraumatic stress disorder common after lung injury

(HealthDay)—Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are common in patients recovering from acute lung injury (ALI), according to a study published online March 5 in Psychological Medicine.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self help books and websites can benefit severely depressed patients

Patients with more severe depression show at least as good clinical benefit from 'low-intensity' interventions, such as self help books and websites, as less severely ill patients, suggests a paper published on BMJ websit ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research examines interventions in treating African-Americans with substance abuse

New research out of the University of Cincinnati reveals a relatively rare look into the success of substance abuse treatment programs for African-Americans. Researchers report that self-motivation could be an important consideration ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Non-drug ADHD treatments don't pan out in study

(HealthDay)—Many parents pursue costly and time-consuming treatments to help their children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Now, a new study finds little evidence that non-drug interventions ...

Attention deficit disorders created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UK study shows abuse may affect cancer-related well-being in female patients

A new study by University of Kentucky researchers shows evidence that certain forms of abuse negatively influence women cancer patients' quality of life.

Cancer created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital diagnostic tools lead to patient dissatisfaction, says MU expert

Health care practitioners now can access patients' data using electronic medical records, which often include information systems that assess individuals' medical histories and clinical research to facilitate doctors' diagnoses. ...

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher: Hypnosis should be offered to patients with IBS

Hypnotherapy helps fight IBS symptoms. These are the findings of a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden which proposes implementing this treatment method into the care of severe sufferers of this ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Controversial treatment for autism may do more harm than good, researchers find

A controversial treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not only ineffective but may be harmful, according to a study conducted by Baylor University researchers.

Autism spectrum disorders created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rural cancer survivors at risk for poor outcomes, study finds

Cancer survivors who live in rural areas are more likely to say they are in poor health than those who live in urban areas, according to a study in the journal Cancer. They are also more likely to have o ...

Cancer created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Alcohol, drug abuse counselors don't always require total abstinence

Compared to a survey conducted nearly 20 years ago, about twice the proportion of addiction counselors now find it acceptable for at least some of their patients to have a drink occasionally – either as an intermediate ...

Addiction created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast