Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD
WSFA - WEDNESDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Everybody makes mistakes, but researchers say they've spotted a brain area that swings into action when expensive errors are made. While the finding is interesting in terms of mapping the brain's reactions, it

Brain imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy
EurekAlert - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, according to research results published by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the April issue of the

When Worry Gets in the Way of Life
Kait 8 - SUNDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- To be human is to worry -- about finances, your children's health, work, even whether you remembered to unplug the iron when you go on vacation. But if you find that worry seems to consume your life, that you

10 ways to improve your sleep
Pravda - Hectic work schedules, lack of downtime and the change in seasons can make anyone feel more stressed than usual, leading to nocturnal tossing and turning. Insomnia is associated with deficits in attention, concentration, memory and ability to stay

Psychologist: Peer pressure a factor in homeless beating
Orlando Sentinel - DAYTONA BEACH -- Justin Stearns, a high school dropout with a "very low" IQ, didn't have the insight to realize what would happen when he and his friends beat a frail homeless man with sticks, fists and logs, a psychologist testified today. Stearns

Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 12 - Functional MRI can be used to predict which patients with unipolar depression will respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. "By