Treating Mental Disorders
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 08:26
CBT and Change of Meds Helps Treatment Resistant Depression
Written by Keiron Walsh
Many people who take medication to treat depression find that it does not relieve their symptoms. This treatment resistant depression may occur in up to 50% of sufferers. New research from the University of Texas Southwestern claims that many sufferers could benefit from a change of medication and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
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Monday, 15 December 2008 08:08
New Eating Disorder Treatment Successful in More Than 8 out of 10 Cases
Written by Keiron Walsh
Wellcome Trust researchers have developed a new eating disorder treatment, Enhanced cognitive Behavioural Therapy, that has been shown to have the potential to treat more than eight out of ten cases of eating disorders in adults
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Thursday, 25 September 2008 08:51
Space Researchers Develop Computer Based Depression Treatment
Written by Keiron Walsh
Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) are developing an interactive, multi-media program that will assist astronauts in recognizing and effectively managing depression and other psychosocial problems, which can pose a substantial threat to crew safety and mission operations during long-duration spaceflights.
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Sunday, 17 August 2008 17:09
Antidepressants Impair Driving According to New Study
Written by Keiron Walsh
A2 Psychology students taking the AQA Unit 5 option "Treating Mental Disorders" may be interested in this new reseach on a side effect of antidepressant medication: People taking prescription antidepressants appear to drive worse
than people who aren't taking such drugs, and depressed people on
antidepressants have even more trouble concentrating and reacting
behind the wheel.
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Monday, 11 August 2008 18:33
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Is More Successful in the Long Term if Client Takes Responsibility for Success
Written by Keiron Walsh
cognitive behaviour therapy may fail if the client believes their
therapist is responsible for the outcome. This is the finding of a
study published today (11 August 2008) in the British Journal of
Clinical Psychology.
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The AQA-A A level Psychology Unit 4 option Treating Mental Disorders requires that students are able to discuss "Biological therapies including chemotherapy, ECT, and psychosurgery." and "Issues surrounding the use of such therapies (e.g. appropriateness and effectiveness)". If you are studying this option then this paper presented at the 21st Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, Barcelona, Spain may be useful:
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