A role for cognitive behavioral therapy in treatment-resistant depression
Only a third of patients with depression respond fully to antidepressant drugs, and little evidence exists regarding the best next-step...
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Reducing the rate and risk of falling
Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall each year. This Cochrane review updates...
SIT and the co-disciplinary pain clinic
Clinicians in California described their clinical practice, which uses the simultaneous interview technique (SIT).
CBT and the risk for heart disease
Psychosocial factors are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, but the effects of psychosocial factor treatment...
We are what we believe we are
Researchers from the University of Nevada, in Las Vegas examined the effects of telling people that they can learn a...
Telephone-delivered CBT and exercise to treat chronic widespread pain
Researchers at the University of Manchester, in the UK, studied the clinical impact of telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and...
Comparing mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
In the past few years this weblog has published dozens of entries on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Therefore, it’s a...
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CAM options for treating depression
Emily Matthews, a reader of this blog, provides this overview of depression and complementary treatment options. About 20 million Americans...
Limits of CAM: Dyspnea in patients with COPD
Dyspnea (difficulty breathing) is a cardinal symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its severity and magnitude increase as the...
Cognitive behavior therapy to treat OCD
Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has improved significantly with the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Researchers at the...
Are psychological treatments effective for fibromyalgia pain?
Some are effective, some are promising, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill.
Wearing glasses decreases the risk of falls in active seniors
After providing single lens glasses to wearers of multifocal glasses, researchers at the University of Sydney, in Australia found that...
Effect of CBT for insomnia on suicidal ideation
During the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (abstract 0716) researchers in Illinois and California reported results...
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Review: Biofeedback for headache
Dr. Frank Andrasik (photo) at the University of West Florida, in Pensacola has reviewed the evidence for each category of...
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Review: CAM to treat menopausal vasomotor symptoms
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, reviewed allopathic and CAM options. Let’s focus on CAM.
Prayer as an alternative to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Joshua Knabb at Philhaven Hospital, in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania tells us centering prayer overlaps with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, which makes...
Treatment options for insomnia in children and adults
Chronic insomnia affects nearly 16% of adults and up to 25% of children. If you’re in this group, researchers from...
Lovass and behavioral intervention for autism
It’s believed that early intensive behavioral and developmental interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) may enhance developmental...
Using the Internet to manage headache in children
The benefits of 2 self-help training programs (multimodal cognitive-behavioral training [CBT] and applied relaxation [AR]) presented via the Internet were...
Cognitive behavioral therapy for tinnitus
Tinnitus is hearing a sound in the ear or in the head in the absence of external acoustic stimulation. This...