Cynical Chatter From The Underworld (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
I know I’m still being relatively quiet and that I missed posting anything yesterday, but I’m still in the depressive and anxious part of this cycle. So today I saw my GP, she was very supportive and she is referring me to a mental health specialist who carries out Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The intention is [...]
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
SUFFERERS of bulimia and binge-eating are now able to use a daily do-it-yourself treatment plan that includes cognitive behavioural therapy, diet plans and problem-solving to help cure them of any eating disorder.
GJ (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Bold researchers speaking at the University of East Anglia today have revealed that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (a popular psychological treatment technique) may not be all it's cracked up to be. Indeed, some studies suggest that CBT is just as useful as other, less popular therapies, like "psychodynamics". It all reminds me of a study on eradicating the fear of public speaking. Nervous speakers...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
British Association of Pharmacology evidence-based guidelines published this month by SAGEA new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government's policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government's policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression.According to a comprehensive review of treatments for depression, there is a lack of evidence for CBT being more helpful than other forms of psychological support in mild depression...
PsyBlog (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
Book reviewers aren't supposed to admit to only reading the first chapter, but I just couldn't get past Darian Leader's views on the unconscious. Reading psychoanalyst Darian Leader's new book about depression, The New Black , I was transfixed by his attack on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT is now the psychological treatment-du-jour for depression both in the US, the UK and elsewhere. Randomised...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published a further two new commissioning guides to help the NHS in England effectively commission evidence-based care for patients.
NDTV (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
Rowling, 42, said she was prescribed cognitive behavioural therapy after suffering from 'suicidal thoughts' in the aftermath of separation from her fi
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
The news that anti-depressants such as Prozac are no better than a placebo has caused consternation among patients and their doctors. But there is an alternative: cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered via a computer
The Urban Monk (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
A powerful overview of CBT techniques - a modern approach to knowing yourself by monitoring your own thoughts, and mastering yourself by taking back control of your internal world.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
12 sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be of significant help to people who self-harm, a new study from the Netherlands has found.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/07/2007
U.S. researchers found a drug combined with cognitive behavioral therapy improved depression in teens with substance use disorders.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/02/2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A combination of the antidepressant drug fluoxetine (Prozac) and a type of psychotherapy called cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) appears to be the safest, most effective way to treat moderate-to-severe depression in adolescents, according to a study published today.
