Behavioural Therapy

World Mental Health Day 2024: This article explores the connection between psychoanalysis and psychology, how psychoanalysis shapes psychological practice, and why its crucial for both the field of psychology and for individuals seeking to understand themselves better.

A VR application trial has shown promising results in reducing common phobias in participants. Patients afraid of either heights, flying, needles, spiders, or dogs were studied using a headset and a smartphone application treatment programme. The trial consisted of a combination of virtual reality 360-degree exposure therapy and cognitive behaviou...

World Autism Day is observed on 2 April each year. This day tries to create awareness about this condition that can help children with autism lead a healthy life.

The RELAXaHEAD app guides patients through progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) -- a type of behavioural therapy in which patients alternately relax and tense different muscle groups to reduce stress.

Group-based talking therapies shown to be most effective treatment for young people with anxiety disorders, says a new network meta-analysis study from Oxford University.

Turns out, brief cognitive behavioural therapy significantly improved the mental health of women overwhelmed by caring for children with severe chronic health conditions.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy uses hyperbaric oxygen chamber, which has previously been shown to be extremely effective in treating wounds that were slow to heal.

Can an app help you become more mindful, less stressed, and more focused? We tried out the Headspace to find out what kind of impact it would have on us, and here's what we learned.

Acceptance and commitment therapy is a form of Cognitive behavioural therapy which primarily focuses on mindful suppressing, managing, and controlling of emotional experiences people go through due to chronic pain.

A distinct focus on social and occupational skills is of the utmost importance. A mix of behavioural and psychological therapies can help make the journey easier.

Over the last 3 centuries, researchers have tried to understand why stammering occurs and what can be done to 'cure' it. Up until the 19th century, the causes were attributed to everything from the devil upwards.

Antiretroviral drugs have been life-changing therapies for HIV patients, but they can have significant side effects including neuronal degeneration, which can be manifested as forgetfulness, confusion and behavioural and motor changes, says a study.

Diabetes may result from the failure of a privileged few cells, rather than the behaviour of all cells, researchers say, a finding that may pave the way for therapies for the disease.

A simple and inexpensive "behavioural activation" therapy that can be delivered by non-specialist staff with minimal training at a far less cost is as effective at treating depression in adults as the gold-standard cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a study suggests.

Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have a larger brain region are more likely to respond to exposure-based therapy -- a type of cognitive behavioural therapy -- for the mental health condition, finds a new research.

World Mental Health Day 2024: This article explores the connection between psychoanalysis and psychology, how psychoanalysis shapes psychological practice, and why its crucial for both the field of psychology and for individuals seeking to understand themselves better.

A VR application trial has shown promising results in reducing common phobias in participants. Patients afraid of either heights, flying, needles, spiders, or dogs were studied using a headset and a smartphone application treatment programme. The trial consisted of a combination of virtual reality 360-degree exposure therapy and cognitive behaviou...

World Autism Day is observed on 2 April each year. This day tries to create awareness about this condition that can help children with autism lead a healthy life.

The RELAXaHEAD app guides patients through progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) -- a type of behavioural therapy in which patients alternately relax and tense different muscle groups to reduce stress.

Group-based talking therapies shown to be most effective treatment for young people with anxiety disorders, says a new network meta-analysis study from Oxford University.

Turns out, brief cognitive behavioural therapy significantly improved the mental health of women overwhelmed by caring for children with severe chronic health conditions.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy uses hyperbaric oxygen chamber, which has previously been shown to be extremely effective in treating wounds that were slow to heal.

Can an app help you become more mindful, less stressed, and more focused? We tried out the Headspace to find out what kind of impact it would have on us, and here's what we learned.

Acceptance and commitment therapy is a form of Cognitive behavioural therapy which primarily focuses on mindful suppressing, managing, and controlling of emotional experiences people go through due to chronic pain.

A distinct focus on social and occupational skills is of the utmost importance. A mix of behavioural and psychological therapies can help make the journey easier.

Over the last 3 centuries, researchers have tried to understand why stammering occurs and what can be done to 'cure' it. Up until the 19th century, the causes were attributed to everything from the devil upwards.

Antiretroviral drugs have been life-changing therapies for HIV patients, but they can have significant side effects including neuronal degeneration, which can be manifested as forgetfulness, confusion and behavioural and motor changes, says a study.

Diabetes may result from the failure of a privileged few cells, rather than the behaviour of all cells, researchers say, a finding that may pave the way for therapies for the disease.

A simple and inexpensive "behavioural activation" therapy that can be delivered by non-specialist staff with minimal training at a far less cost is as effective at treating depression in adults as the gold-standard cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a study suggests.

Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have a larger brain region are more likely to respond to exposure-based therapy -- a type of cognitive behavioural therapy -- for the mental health condition, finds a new research.