Archive: 10/02/2015
Psychotherapy of depression saves costs
In the current issue of P&P a group of German investigators analyzes whether to treat depression with psychotherapy is worth the cost. Major depressive disorder (MDD) causes a massive disease burden worldwide. Cognitive behavioral ...
Feb 10, 2015
Depression and anxiety may be the first manifestations of a medical disease
In the current issue of P&P, Fiammetta Cosci and other italian investigators have analyzed the data available on depression and anxiety as early manifestations of medical disease.
Feb 10, 2015
Psychosocial interventions may help chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A group of Danish investigators reports on data that suggest that psychosocial interventions may be helpful in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the current issue of P&P. Psychosocial intervention has been suggested ...
Feb 10, 2015
Can dignity affect survival of terminally ill patients?
A report in the current issue of P&P by a group of Portoguese investigators headed by Antonio Barbosa applies a new psychotherapeutic approach, dignity therapy, to terminally ill patients.
Feb 10, 2015
Impact of obesity on fertility can be reversed
In a breakthrough discovery, researchers at the University of Adelaide have revealed how damage from obesity is passed from a mother to her children, and also how that damage can be reversed.
Feb 10, 2015
US firms lowball earnings to avoid higher health insurance costs, says study
American companies tend to report lower profits when dealing with monolithic health insurance providers, a new study shows.
Feb 10, 2015