A new review looks at whether psychological therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, are an effective way to treat older people in aged care with symptoms of depression.
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You’ve tried everything to get some sleep, but nothing’s working. Here’s what not to do, and what works.
Addressing the emotional and behavioural drivers of hoarding through therapy is crucial. But sometimes, a harm-avoidance approach is best.
Insomnia and mental disorders are inter-related in a way we’ve yet to fully understand. But treating one can often help the other.
Despite the prevalent view that people with large bodies should simply eat less and move more, it’s nearly impossible to fight our genetic heritage or other factors that are not within our control.
It is time, combined with an uncertain outcome, that leads us to experience anxiety.
Doing the little things has a role to play in maintaining our sense of happiness as well as in treating mental illness.
We know that cognitive behavioural therapy works, but we don’t know how or why.
One in three people struggle throughout the winter months with seasonal affective disorder.
People who are afraid of needles are twice as likely to be vaccine hesitant, new research shows.
Cognitive behavioural therapy research contains little data from minority groups. This makes it difficult to know whether this therapy is effective for everyone.
Apart from their functional purpose, products can also impact how we feel, both about ourselves and our situation.
A new study aims to understand how thoughts and feelings influence pain.
If Googling your health symptoms is taking over you’re day-to-day life and is distressing you, here are some ways to get help.
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia provided remission of insomnia in 80 to 90 per cent of adolescents in a research trial, and improved their overall concussion recovery.
Insomnia impacts more than 20 per cent of women during pregnancy. And it is treatable.
Using smartphones and wearable devices to identify mental health symptoms and deliver psychotherapy will allow more people to access quality care, according to one psychiatrist.
Recalling happy moments could make teenagers more resilient.
Technology could be a promising alternative to traditional therapy.
These four “natural” therapies for depression have rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific studies to support their use.
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