Cognitive Behavioural Therapies

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  Virtual Reality App Treatment Shows Success in Reducing Common Phobias, Study Shows

  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...

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  Group Therapy Most Effective Treatment For Anxiety In Young People: Oxford Study

  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.

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  Here's How Women Taking Care Of Children With Health Issues Can Benefit From Psychotherapy

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

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  Can the Headspace App Teach You How to Meditate and Be Less Stressed Out?

  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.

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  Depression Can Now Be Treated Without Medication

  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.

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  Does Your Child Have Autism? Here Are 5 Facts You Must Keep in Mind

  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.

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  New 'Talk Therapy' Cheap, Effective For Treating Depression

  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.

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  Brain Size May Determine Response To Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment

  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.

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  This App Helps People Deal With Anxiety And Depression

  British researchers have designed a smartphone app that can help people manage their problems -- anxiety and depression -- based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

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  Meditation, Yoga May Help Adults With Back Pain: Study

  Meditation, yoga and cognitive behavioural therapy may result in greater improvement among adults with back pain when compared with usual care, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found.

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  Online Cognitive Therapy May Help People With Mental Disorders: Study

  Internet based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) - a talk therapy - may prove to be effective with individuals affected by a mental disorder, a new study has found.

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  You Can Overcome Your Fear of Visiting Dentist. Here's How

  There is good news for those who dread visiting the dentist. Researchers have found that cognitive behavioural therapy could help people overcome the fear of visiting the dentist and enable them to receive dental treatment without the need to be sedated.

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  New App to Help Headache Sufferers Cope Better

  The app is being used as part of a research study at Australia's Griffith Health Institute's Behavioural Basis of Health programme.

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  Two therapies help fight chronic fatigue syndrome

  Patients struggling with chronic fatigue syndrome may be helped the most when standard treatment is coupled with cognitive behaviour therapy or exercise therapy.

• Cognitive therapy treats social phobia

  Extreme shyness needs enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy to get treated.