cognitive behavioral therapy

Electroconvulsive Therapy Maintains Charged Base

by benchilada Electroconvulsive therapy maintains charged base The therapy is geared toward patients suffering from mental illnesses such as severe depression, and involves inducing patients into a seizure with a series of electric shocks to the brain. The procedure has reemerged in recent years within the medical … Read more on Duke Chronicle CENTER'S PIECE: Combating teen depression Treatment for depression in adolescents usually consists of cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps teens challenge negative patterns of thinking and behaving. Medication relieves some symptoms of depression and is often prescribed along with therapy … Read more on Odessa American Read ...

What Should I Know Now That I Am Diagnosed With Dysthymia?

Question by : What should I know now that I am diagnosed with Dysthymia? I am only 14 and I have been dealing with depression for nearly 4 years. I was just recently diagnosed with dysthymic disorder. I don’t know too much about it besides that all the symptoms point straight to my personality and I will most likely be on medication soon. Is anyone else dealing with it? Why do they call it mild depression? I don’t know whats so “mild” about it… Will I have it my whole life? Please help! Best answer: Read more... ...

Sleep Disorders and Health

...  Disorders and Health My favorite therapeutic tool for treating occasional insomnia is a bottle of sleeping pills in the medicine cabinet. I say “in the medicine cabinet,” … A person can become dependent on the hypnotic activity of sleeping medication, and their sleep … Read more on My New Orleans 'Settling down' brings war fighters back home Such treatments as psychological debriefing, medication, cognitive behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitization, group therapy, hypnosis, cognitive process therapy, marital and family counseling, creative therapies and writing can all be successful … Read more on Theredstonerocket Tags: sleep disorder, cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy, eye movement desensitization ...

Inpatient Rehab Centers: Effective Treatments for Inpatient Alcohol Rehab

Inpatient Alcohol rehab centers are the kind of rehab centers which treats the patients who are severely addicted to alcohol and need 24 hours surveillance. During an inpatient treatment program the patient is kept under constant supervision. In this process the patient is kept in a different environment where they are kept under vigilance and proper care all the time.  Furthermore, the patients are being detoxified and proper medication is provided by the doctors. The programs here are well structured and follow a rigid routine format. In addition to proper medication, the patients are taught to adapt new situations and how to deal with the withdrawals that comes after quitting alcohol. Mostly inpatient alcohol treatment’s duration is 30 days but in some cases it can be stretched to 60 to 90 days also. Read more... ...

Anxiety Disorder Treatment Centers: Treatment for Anxiety Disorders

Treatment for Anxiety Disorders – Varies with Patient Treatment for anxiety disorders would depend on the person’s particular problem and his and the healthcare provider’s preferences. Before starting any treatment, the doctor must carry out a careful diagnostic assessment to find out if it is a physical problem or anxiety disorder that is behind the person’s symptoms. In evaluating the patient, determination of not only the anxiety disorder is important but also the presence of substance abuse, depression, or any other coexisting conditions. At times, it may be necessary to treat or control the co-morbid problems before anything can be done about the anxiety disorders. Read more... ...

Epilepsy Drug May Help Curb Cocaine and Alcohol Addiction

...  Drug May Help Curb Cocaine and Alcohol Addiction Because cocaine and alcohol addiction frequently comes hand in hand, in conjunction with cognitive behavioral therapy, treatments "targeting both may be the best strategy to treat individuals," the study states. Topiramate, which has mostly been used … Read more on Medical Daily Substance abuse counselor has helped transform lives When Harvey Blackmon, 68, first started working in substance abuse services, society looked at addicts as criminals who don't have the will to stop using substances. People thought that addiction was just a problem of will. But ...

Psychiatrist Uses Magnets to Treat Depression

by Ed Yourdon Psychiatrist uses magnets to treat depression John Moden of Swartz receives Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy Tuesday from TMS coordinator Robin Walker at the office of Dr. Calvin Walker in Monroe. TMS is used to treat patients who suffer from depression and aren't responding to medication. Read more on Monroe News Star Could eating yoghurt help treat depression? Study finds probiotics affect … People with digestive conditions linked to gut dysbiosis (an imbalances in gut bacteria) such as irritable bowel syndrome, might show such shifts in brain response if they are treated with probiotics. Dr Mayer also suggested that specific probiotic … Read more on Daily Mail Read more... ...