News articles tagged with 'psychotherapy'
Therapy for depression can be delivered effectively by non-specialists
— 16 Feb 2011 04:44 | HealthDepression can be treated effectively with psychotherapy by mental health nurses with minimal training, according to new preliminary research findings…
Depression treatment rates increase over past decade, but psychotherapy declines
— 7 Dec 2010 16:43 | HealthThe rate of depression treatment increased between 1998 and 2007 but at a slower rate than during the previous decade, and the percentage of patients treated with psychotherapy continued…
Family therapy for anorexia twice as effective as individual therapy, researchers find
— 5 Oct 2010 04:13 | HealthFamily-based therapy, in which parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa are enlisted to interrupt their children's disordered behaviours, is twice as effective as individual psychotherapy…
Depression during pregnancy increases risk for preterm birth and low birth weight
— 5 Oct 2010 03:52 | HealthClinical depression puts pregnant women at increased risk of delivering prematurely and of giving birth to below-normal weight infants, according to a report published Oct. 4 in the…
Cognitive behaviour therapy improves symptom control in adult ADHD
— 25 Aug 2010 10:29 | HealthAdding cognitive behavioural therapy - an approach that teaches skills for handling life challenges and revising negative thought patterns - to pharmaceutical treatment for attention-deficit…
Psychodynamic psychotherapy brings lasting benefits, new study finds
— 25 Jan 2010 16:33 | HealthPsychodynamic psychotherapy is effective for a wide range of mental health symptoms, including depression, anxiety, panic and stress-related physical ailments, and the benefits of the…
Few Americans with major depression receive adequate treatment
— 5 Jan 2010 14:49 | HealthMany U.S. adults with major depression do not receive treatment for depression or therapy based on treatment guidelines, and some racial and ethnic groups have even lower rates of adequate…
Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for 'at risk' teenage girls
— 16 Dec 2009 11:11 | HealthA team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment to prevent excessive weight…
Telephone depression program offers benefits at a moderate cost
— 6 Oct 2009 17:19 | HealthPatients who participate in a structured telephone program to manage their depression appear to experience significant benefits and only a moderate increase in health care costs when…
Understanding the therapeutic process of mother-infant psychotherapy
— 21 May 2009 13:52 | HealthPsychotherapists who treat mothers suffering from postpartum depression and other mood disorders with their infants have developed a proven process that contributes to a greater positive…