cognitive behavior therapy

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Medical News Today)



Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Medical News Today)
Reactions of two brain regions to reading negative words indicate which depressed patients will be helped by cognitive behavior therapy. This finding appears in an article in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP), the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association... click link for more info.
Use of fMRI to Predict Recovery From Unipolar Depression With ... - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Use of fMRI to Predict Recovery From Unipolar Depression With ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Apr 12, 2006
OBJECTIVE: In controlled treatment trials, 40% 60% of unmedicated depressed individuals respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). ...

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)
Everyday people all over the world don't get enough sleep . For example, poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation in 2002 showed that approximately 74% of the population has trouble sleeping at some point in their lives. And the root of the problem might simply be our lifestyles.
Studies on Dementia - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

Studies on Dementia
Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY - Apr 27, 2006
... In his studies, people who received cognitive-behavior therapy to avert catastrophizing had sharper fluid intelligence than a control group even three years ...

Teen didn't understand fatal beating, defense says
Orlando Sentinel - DAYTONA BEACH -- Justin Stearns, a dropout with an IQ of 74, couldn't have understood what would happen when he and his friends beat a frail homeless man to death with sticks, fists and logs, a psychologist testified Wednesday. Michael Herkov said ...

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Got Game?


Got Game?
ASU Web Devil - (from left to right) Ben Tatem Hainine, Dustin Perrotti, Dave Latshaw and Matthew Morgan play video games in their dorm room at Palo Verde East. Scott Pennelly / STATE PRESS MAGAZINE Tatem Hanine and Morgan battle it out while playing Halo on their

Health for Life MD: Mind Over Matter
MSNBC - Sept. 19 - Earlier this month, you wrote to us with queries about the connection between mind and body. We handed them over to Alice D. Domar, Ph.D., director of the Mind/Body Center for Women s Health at Boston IVF. Here are her responses to some

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

Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD
KTVO - 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

Teen didn't understand fatal beating, defense says
Orlando Sentinel - DAYTONA BEACH -- Justin Stearns, a dropout with an IQ of 74, couldn't have understood what would happen when he and his friends beat a frail homeless man to death with sticks, fists and logs, a psychologist testified Wednesday. Michael Herkov said

Friday, April 28, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work (News 8 San Diego)



New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work (News 8 San Diego)
Researchers said they may have a test to predict whether treatment for depression will work.
Studies on Dementia - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

Studies on Dementia
Wall Street Journal (subscription), NY - Apr 27, 2006
... In his studies, people who received cognitive-behavior therapy to avert catastrophizing had sharper fluid intelligence than a control group even three years ...

Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD
KTVO - 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 ...
Test may help predict depression treatment success (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests.
Use of fMRI to Predict Recovery From Unipolar Depression With ... - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Use of fMRI to Predict Recovery From Unipolar Depression With ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Apr 12, 2006
OBJECTIVE: In controlled treatment trials, 40% 60% of unmedicated depressed individuals respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). ...

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - How therapy helps sex offenders not repeat


How therapy helps sex offenders not repeat
MetroWest Daily News - I t has been a long-standing debate -- how to best treat repeat sex offenders like Robert Gorczyca and Ian Tuffs. The two locals are convicted of different levels of sex crimes, but both are repeat offenders. According to experts who deal with sexual

The PC Guy: Read old floppies
Bergen Record - Edward T. says his old PC, which uses virtually obsolete 5 -inch diskettes, no longer works, and he wants to know if he can salvage data from his old diskettes. Happily, there are services that tackle the problem Edward T. has. One such outfit is

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

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

New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work
KFMB - Researchers said they may have a test to predict whether treatment for depression will work. In a small study, a brain imaging technique called Functional MRI helped single out unipolar depression patients likely to respond to cognitive behavior

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - 10 ways to improve your sleep (Pravda)



10 ways to improve your sleep (Pravda)
Everyday people all over the world don't get enough sleep . For example, poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation in 2002 showed that approximately 74% of the population has trouble sleeping at some point in their lives. And the root of the problem might simply be our lifestyles.
Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients - Medscape (subscription)

Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients
Medscape (subscription) - Apr 12, 2006
... 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 ...

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 ...
Test may help predict depression treatment success (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests.
How therapy helps sex offenders not repeat - MetroWest Daily News

How therapy helps sex offenders not repeat
MetroWest Daily News, MA - Apr 23, 2006
... and an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, said in a recent interview that studies show cognitive behavior therapy reduces recidivism ...

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 ...

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Medical News Today)



Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Medical News Today)
Reactions of two brain regions to reading negative words indicate which depressed patients will be helped by cognitive behavior therapy. This finding appears in an article in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP), the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association... click link for more info.
Psychologist: peer pressure influenced teen who beat homeless man ... - Orlando Sentinel

Psychologist: peer pressure influenced teen who beat homeless man ...
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Apr 19, 2006
... The therapist said Stearns would benefit from cognitive behavior therapy -- to learn about the consequences of actions, substance abuse programs and therapy to ...

Got Game?
ASU Web Devil - (from left to right) Ben Tatem Hainine, Dustin Perrotti, Dave Latshaw and Matthew Morgan play video games in their dorm room at Palo Verde East. Scott Pennelly / STATE PRESS MAGAZINE Tatem Hanine and Morgan battle it out while playing Halo on their ...
Brain imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for treating depression (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 American Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association.
Depression and Access to Treatment Among US Hispanics: Review of ... - Focus (subscription)

Depression and Access to Treatment Among US Hispanics: Review of ...
Focus (subscription) - Mar 28, 2006
... of the psychology literature involving Hispanics is beyond the scope of this review, some studies involving cognitive behavior therapy have demonstrated the ...

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 ...

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Got Game? (State Press)



Got Game? (State Press)
Online gaming might start off innocently enough -- a fun way to kill a few hours here and there -- but for some, it can quickly turn into a life-consuming addiction.
Got Game? - ASU Web Devil


ASU Web Devil
Got Game?
ASU Web Devil, AZ - Apr 13, 2006
... The best way to treat gaming addiction, according to Orzack, is via a technique called "cognitive behavior therapy," which teaches the patient to identify the ...

The PC Guy: Read old floppies
Bergen Record - Edward T. says his old PC, which uses virtually obsolete 5 -inch diskettes, no longer works, and he wants to know if he can salvage data from his old diskettes. Happily, there are services that tackle the problem Edward T. has. One such outfit is ...
Psychologist: peer pressure influenced teen who beat homeless man to death (Orlando Sentinel)
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.
Teen didn't understand fatal beating, defense says - Orlando Sentinel

Teen didn't understand fatal beating, defense says
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Apr 20, 2006
... Herkov, the psychologist, said Stearns would benefit from intensive cognitive-behavior therapy to learn the consequences of his actions, a substance-abuse ...

Friday, April 21, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD


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

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Got Game? (State Press)



Got Game? (State Press)
Online gaming might start off innocently enough -- a fun way to kill a few hours here and there -- but for some, it can quickly turn into a life-consuming addiction.
Got Game? - ASU Web Devil


ASU Web Devil
Got Game?
ASU Web Devil, AZ - Apr 13, 2006
... The best way to treat gaming addiction, according to Orzack, is via a technique called "cognitive behavior therapy," which teaches the patient to identify the ...

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 Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Medical News Today)
Reactions of two brain regions to reading negative words indicate which depressed patients will be helped by cognitive behavior therapy. This finding appears in an article in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP), the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association... click link for more info.
BPS: Integrating Schizophrenia Management - GNIF Brain Blogger

BPS: Integrating Schizophrenia Management
GNIF Brain Blogger, CA - Apr 7, 2006
... Mental health professionals collaboratively design treatment plans that include psychoeducation and cognitive behavior therapy. ... Cognitive behavior therapy. ...

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work (News 8 San Diego)



New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work (News 8 San Diego)
Researchers said they may have a test to predict whether treatment for depression will work.
Brain Imaging Can Predict Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior ... - eMaxHealth.com

Brain Imaging Can Predict Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior ...
eMaxHealth.com, NC - Apr 1, 2006
Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, according to research ...

Test may help predict depression treatment success
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests. "Bipolar" depression (also called ...
Test may help predict depression treatment success (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A brain imaging technique called functional MRI may help spot those individuals with "unipolar" depression who are likely to respond to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), research suggests.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Patients Dually Diagnosed With ... - Psychiatric Times

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Patients Dually Diagnosed With ...
Psychiatric Times, CA - Mar 29, 2006
... Barrowclough C, Haddock G, Tarrier N et al. (2001), Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy, and family ...

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD


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

The Mind-Body Connection
MSNBC - Sept. 19 - Earlier this month, you wrote to us with queries about the connection between mind and body. We handed them over to Alice D. Domar, Ph.D., director of the Mind/Body Center for Women s Health at Boston IVF. Here are her responses to some

New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work
KFMB - Researchers said they may have a test to predict whether treatment for depression will work. In a small study, a brain imaging technique called Functional MRI helped single out unipolar depression patients likely to respond to cognitive behavior

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

Got Game?
ASU Web Devil - (from left to right) Ben Tatem Hainine, Dustin Perrotti, Dave Latshaw and Matthew Morgan play video games in their dorm room at Palo Verde East. Scott Pennelly / STATE PRESS MAGAZINE Tatem Hanine and Morgan battle it out while playing Halo on their

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Brain Imaging Predicts Treatment Success in Depressed Patients


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

Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With
Medical News Today - Reactions of two brain regions to reading negative words indicate which depressed patients will be helped by cognitive behavior therapy. This finding appears in an article in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) , the

STUDY SHOWS ANTIBIOTIC BOOSTS BENEFITS OF THERAPY FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY
Boston University - (Boston) Researchers from the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University have found that adding D-cycloserine (DCS) a drug used to treat tuberculosis but that has also been shown to stimulate learning to therapy programs

Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD
HealthCentral.com - Taylor believes the finding has implications for OCD treatment. "This is more information that a part of the brain is doing a particular thing in a psychiatric disorder," he said. To that end, he said, "we are doing a treatment study in which we are

New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work
KFMB - Researchers said they may have a test to predict whether treatment for depression will work. In a small study, a brain imaging technique called Functional MRI helped single out unipolar depression patients likely to respond to cognitive behavior

The PC Guy: Read old floppies
Bergen Record - Edward T. says his old PC, which uses virtually obsolete 5 -inch diskettes, no longer works, and he wants to know if he can salvage data from his old diskettes. Happily, there are services that tackle the problem Edward T. has. One such outfit is

Friday, April 14, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD

Brain's 'Oops' Center Gives Clues to OCD
HealthCentral.com - Taylor believes the finding has implications for OCD treatment. "This is more information that a part of the brain is doing a particular thing in a psychiatric disorder," he said. To that end, he said, "we are doing a treatment study in which we are

The PC Guy: Read old floppies
Bergen Record - Edward T. says his old PC, which uses virtually obsolete 5 -inch diskettes, no longer works, and he wants to know if he can salvage data from his old diskettes. Happily, there are services that tackle the problem Edward T. has. One such outfit is

Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With
Medical News Today - Reactions of two brain regions to reading negative words indicate which depressed patients will be helped by cognitive behavior therapy. This finding appears in an article in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) , the

New Test May Predict Whether Treatment For Depression Will Work
KFMB - Researchers said they may have a test to predict whether treatment for depression will work. In a small study, a brain imaging technique called Functional MRI helped single out unipolar depression patients likely to respond to cognitive behavior

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - STUDY SHOWS ANTIBIOTIC BOOSTS BENEFITS OF THERAPY FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY


STUDY SHOWS ANTIBIOTIC BOOSTS BENEFITS OF THERAPY FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY
Boston University - (Boston) Researchers from the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University have found that adding D-cycloserine (DCS) a drug used to treat tuberculosis but that has also been shown to stimulate learning to therapy programs

When Worry Gets in the Way of Life
National Womens Health Information Center - 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

Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With
Medical News Today - Reactions of two brain regions to reading negative words indicate which depressed patients will be helped by cognitive behavior therapy. This finding appears in an article in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) , the

The Mind-Body Connection
MSNBC - Sept. 19 - Earlier this month, you wrote to us with queries about the connection between mind and body. We handed them over to Alice D. Domar, Ph.D., director of the Mind/Body Center for Women s Health at Boston IVF. Here are her responses to some

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will

The Price Of A Good Night's Sleep
CBS News - Physician and sleep researcher Dr. Michel Cramer-Bornemann says the latest crop of sleeping pills are significantly safer and less addictive than older sleep medications. But, the doctor adds, "we've noticed a higher prevalence of complex

Monday, April 10, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Imaging may help with depression (Addict 3D)



Imaging may help with depression (Addict 3D)
Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Returnees From ... - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Returnees From ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Apr 3, 2006
... Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been designated the treatment of choice in all PTSD practice guidelines published to date. ...

The Mind-Body Connection
MSNBC - Sept. 19 - Earlier this month, you wrote to us with queries about the connection between mind and body. We handed them over to Alice D. Domar, Ph.D., director of the Mind/Body Center for Women s Health at Boston IVF. Here are her responses to some ...
Brain Imaging Indicates Which Depressed Patients Will Recover With Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Medical News Today)
Reactions of two brain regions to reading negative words indicate which depressed patients will be helped by cognitive behavior therapy. This finding appears in an article in the April 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP), the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association... click link for more info.
When Worry Gets in the Way of Life - Forbes

When Worry Gets in the Way of Life
Forbes - Apr 9, 2006
... Cognitive behavior therapy, often in conjunction with SSRIs, is another treatment option, enabling patients to learn to control their anxiety, Hollander said. ...

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - The PC Guy: Read old floppies (NorthJersey.com)



The PC Guy: Read old floppies (NorthJersey.com)
The mailbag is filling up again. Let's take a look at some of your questions: Edward T. says his old PC, which uses virtually obsolete 5 -inch diskettes, no longer works, and he wants to know if he can salvage data from his old diskettes.
Study finds brain imaging could predict best depression therapy - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Study finds brain imaging could predict best depression therapy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Apr 4, 2006
... Depressed patients whose MRI scans indicated certain brain responses to negative stimuli were more often helped by cognitive behavior therapy, according to the ...

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will ...
Functional magnetic resonance imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for treating depression (News-Medical-Net)
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 American Journal of Psychiatry.
Study finds brain imaging could predict best depression therapy - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Study finds brain imaging could predict best depression therapy
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Apr 4, 2006
... Depressed patients whose MRI scans indicated certain brain responses to negative stimuli were more often helped by cognitive behavior therapy, according to the ...

Imaging may help with depression
PhysOrg - Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, a U.S. study found. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers say more than 17 million U.S. adults will ...

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Study finds brain imaging could predict best depression therapy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)



Study finds brain imaging could predict best depression therapy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Anew study suggests that brain imaging can identify patients whose depression would more likely be relieved by a type of talk therapy.
Brain Imaging Can Predict Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior ... - eMaxHealth.com

Brain Imaging Can Predict Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior ...
eMaxHealth.com, NC - Apr 1, 2006
Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, according to research ...

Convicted child molesters in Japan have high recidivism rate (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Former convicts who served prison terms for molesting children under 13 have a recidivism rate of more than 20 percent, higher than any other type of sex offender, according to a Justice Ministry report released Friday.
Brain Imaging Can Predict Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior ... - eMaxHealth.com

Brain Imaging Can Predict Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior ...
eMaxHealth.com, NC - Apr 1, 2006
Whether or not cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, according to research ...

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Talk therapy still an option (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)



Talk therapy still an option (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Many elderly people are already distressed by the increasing numbers of drugs they are taking, including painkillers and heart medication. Now, those who are also battling depression may be wondering where it all will end.
Getting out of a rut - MetroWest Daily News

Getting out of a rut
MetroWest Daily News, MA - 17 hours ago
... Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) focuses on a person's own thoughts and behaviors, while Interpersonal Therapy focuses on how a person's relationships with ...

Brain imaging can predict effectiveness of CBT in depression
RxPG - "The amygdala helps us to recognize things as being emotional. In some people with depression, the amygdala doesn't turn off as fast as it should after it recognizes something as being negative. The subgenual cingulate cortex regulates emotions and ...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Patients Dually Diagnosed With Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Use (Psychiatric Times)
By M. Zachary Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Managing Compliance - Psychiatric Times

Managing Compliance
Psychiatric Times, CA - Apr 2, 2006
... J Clin Psychiatry 62(suppl 23):5-12. Umbricht D, Flury H, Bridler R (2001), Cognitive behavior therapy for weight gain. Am J Psychiatry 158(6):971 [letter]. ...

Books : Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Science Daily - Explaining what William McNeill called The Rise of the West has become the central problem in the study of global history. In Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond presents the biologist's answer: geography, demography, and ecological happenstance ...