Forum: Psychotherapy Forum

"Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be effective in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD...CBT can be effective for late-life...GAD, but only pilot studies have been conducted in primary care, where older adults most often seek treatment. Compared with EUC (enhanced usual...

That is what my physciatrist says ? He is not sure about his diagnosis just yet having seen me only three times. I wanted to ask Dr. Adams and others on this forum if they can give me their opinions because the medication that I recieve will depend on the diagnosis. I am working with my family...

REALLY NEED HELP SO BADLY! I think I have BDD (Body dysmorphic disorder) about body image and seem to have almost all symptoms. When I was at a restaurant (Larry's Pizza in particular) I look at girls and sometimes smile at them. They seem not to like it and seem to have a really negative frown....

I am interested in psychotherapy. There are two reasons. One, I would like to be able to control my anger better. It doesnt happen often and I have actually learned recently how to remove myself mentally from the situation and try to become more "aware" of the situation as a whole. This has had...

My issues stem from sometime back when I had issues with people coughing. I would find that when someone would cough in my direction I would feel put down or that the person coughing is trying to put me down. Experienced this often at my workplace which resulted in a serious issue me everytime. I...

Hi, I’m an 18 yr old, I know I’m pretty smart, I’m a self taught computer geek and a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, I also spent sometime teaching programming at a computer institute and everything I know I learnt on my own. However, when it comes to school work, I’m terrible....

Recently (about a month ago) I began seeing a therapist for deep depression/dysthymia. This has been a long-standing problem of mine (it began in my early teens and is rooted in my early family life) but in the three or four years it has become nearly incapacitating due to recent upheavals in my...

funny how there isn't a section for that. you dont expect your psychotherapist to betray you. And then there being no real means of finding a forum to express it all. I reported mine to both his employer and his training body. at the end of the day there was no point making a formal...

"...found strong evidence supporting the use of individual and group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to reduce psychological harm among children and adolescents exposed to trauma. CBT was effective in reducing depressive disorders, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other...

"Multisystemic therapy, an intensive home-based family therapy initiative, reduces hospital admissions for diabetic ketoacidosis in adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes. During 24 months' follow-up, there were significantly fewer cumulative hospital admissions for DKA among...

"Physicians are increasingly challenged to provide high-quality care in the limited amount of time allotted for patient visits, and insufficient time with patients is frequently cited as a major cause of poor communication. Researchers report that building a rapport, collaborating on an agenda, and...

"Cognitive behavioral group therapy improves patients' ability to cope with restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome is usually accompanied by psychosocial impairment and reduced quality of life. In this study, there was a remarkable improvement at the end of the coping therapy course in...

"use of home-based exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) together has led to an improvement in symptoms in a pilot study in depressed patients with heart failure. the study was small and therefore not powered to show significant differences in outcomes and that the home-based...

"PET scans show significant changes in brain activity after 4 weeks of daily cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) employing exposure and response prevention in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Intensive CBT should be the treatment of choice for patients whose OCD has been...

"A review of 6 small trials of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) vs other interventions for recurrent abdominal pain suggests that most children are likely to improve with reassurance and time, but CBT might be warranted for children with severe or continuing problems. Evidence for the...

"Breast cancer patients who were randomized to a program of psychological intervention had significantly better health a year later than those who did not follow such a program. Patients who participated in the program showed fewer and less severe symptoms, and functioned better than those who...

"In a small study of 10 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), just 4 weeks of intensive cognitive behavioral therapy resulted in significant changes in activity in certain regions of the brain. In addition to having significant declines in bilateral thalamic activity, the patients...

"In older women with urge urinary incontinence (UI), biofeedback therapy improves not only symptoms of incontinence but also psychological outcomes, especially in patients with a history of depression. Psychological factors are relevant outcome measures for UI, and these data suggest that...

Psychotherapy is useful in stabilizing daily routines in Bipolar Disorder. Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy to stabilize sleep, wake, and meal times improved outcomes in bipolar patients. The clinical implications are that without necessarily trying to provide patients with the full...

"Hypnosis before breast surgery reduces the amount of medication required during the procedure and lessens postsurgical pain and nausea. Hospitals also benefit cost-wise from the intervention as a result of the shortened duration of surgery. Patients in the hypnosis group required less lidocaine...

Psychotherapeutic support is associated with improved survival in patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing surgery. An individualized psycho-oncological approach delivered within an interdisciplinary surgical team that intervenes as early as possible preoperatively has a significant...

"Americans were more willing and less embarrassed to seek mental health treatment in 2001–2003 than in 1990–1992, according a recent study. The data came from 5388 individuals who answered the National Comorbidity Survey in 1990–1992 and 4319 individuals who replied to the National Comorbidity...

How can we differentaite irrational beliefs from irrational thoughts , non rational thoughts and delusions and such related (rather confusing) terms..?

In a study of subjects exposed to terrorism and civil conflict in Northern Ireland, cognitive therapy was found to be an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Immediate cognitive therapy was associated with significant improvements in PTSD symptoms, depression, and social...