Posts Tagged by CBT
Videos about Depression and Mental Health
Causes of Depression What causes depression? Mental health experts aren’t entirely sure, though they suspect environmental factors, like war, physical ones, like abuse, and biological conditions, l… Expert: J. Clive Spiegel, M.D. 2:36 Diagnosing Depression Before clinical depression, also known as major depression, can be treated, a doctor’s diagnosis of depression must be made.… more
Dancing with a hole in her stocking:Blog | One woman navigating life with ADHD
Dancing with a hole in her stocking | One woman navigating life with ADHD. HOME TOOLS ABOUT ME CONTACT So, you have ADHD. Now what? Posted on November 25, 2012 | Leave a comment I received a message from a woman who was recently diagnosed with ADHD and found herself feeling pretty overwhelmed as she tries to come to… more
Psychotherapy may work if blended with Antidepressants – Chicago Tribune
Psychotherapy may work if blended with antidepressants – Chicago Tribune. December 06, 2012|By Kate Kelland | Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Patients with depression who fail to benefit from antidepressant drugs may do better if they are also treated with a type of “talking” psychotherapy called CBT, according to new research published on Friday. In the first… more
When drugs for depression fail, talking therapies help | Fox News
When drugs for depression fail, talking therapies help | Fox News. Published December 07, 2012 Reuters Patients with depression who fail to benefit from antidepressant drugs may do better if they are also treated with a type of “talking” psychotherapy called CBT, according to new research published on Friday. In the first large-scale trial to test… more
When You Can’t Afford Psychotherapy | Psych Central
When You Can’t Afford Psychotherapy | Psych Central. By MARIE HARTWELL-WALKER, ED.D. You know you’re in trouble. Maybe you’ve been depressed for what seems like ages. You can’t get motivated to do things. You don’t enjoy doing the things that used to give you the most pleasure. Yoursleep and appetite are off. Sex? You can’t be… more
Top 10 Mindfulness Posts of 2012
Top 10 Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Posts of 2012 By ELISHA GOLDSTEIN, PH.D. Whether this is your first time you’re coming here or you’ve been around for the almost four years I’ve been writingThe Mindfulness and Psychotherapycolumn, I want to share a personal moment of gratitude and say “Thank You” for being a part of this… more
Top 50 health apps: Body&Soul
Top 50 health apps – body+soul. These are pretty good start . . . good ratings. for PMS, meditation, relaxation, exercise, and more. Rory ************************************************** By Charmaine Yabsley & Maureen Shelley Maintaining your health, fitness and happiness goals is only a click away… We review 50 of the best health and fitness apps… more
Screening Tools: eMentalHealth.ca
click here for : Screening Tools Wondering if you or a loved one might have a mental health concern? Use our free, anonymous, clinically validated screening questionnaires to see whether or not there may be a mental health issue. Remember: these self-assessments are for screening only… more
The 3 Steps for a Successful ADHD Marriage
The 3 Steps for a Successful ADHD Marriage. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can present many challenges for parents. Raising children with ADHD can be both exhilarating and exhausting. But when an ADHD child grows up and enters a relationship with another person, it can be even more taxing. Adult ADHD can be a mystery to… more
Money making you crazy? Therapy the answer?
If your relationship with money is making you crazy, therapy might be the answer – Winnipeg Free Press. If your relationship with money is making you crazy, therapy — not the retail variety — might be the answer By: Carolin Vesely Enlarge Image Dr. Moira Somers helps people to wake up to their financial reality.… more
Myths of Psychotherapy: Mental Health
Myths of Psychotherapy: #2 « Mental Health. By Thomas L. Schwartz, MD Psychotherapy, talk therapy, and counseling are all terms used when treatment revolves around a patient talking to a therapist every week. This series of blogs aims to evaluate some common myths about getting therapy for one’s mental or emotional symptoms. The first post… more
Social Anxiety: Cognitive or Interpersonal Therapy?
Social Anxiety Disorder: Cognitive Therapy or Interpersonal Therapy? By John M. Grohol, PsyD Founder & Editor-in-Chief If all you did was watch TV, you might think social anxiety disorder was as prevalent as depression — or as big a problem. Also called social phobia, social anxiety disorder is often treated first with medications, such… more
ADHD: It’s not just kids who suffer
It’s not just kids who suffer from ADHD – The Globe and Mail. From Monday’s Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 7:30PM EDT In the last decade, there has been an explosion of cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among Canadian children. Everyone knows a Grade 2 student who cannot stop fidgeting in… more
Why It’s So Hard to Find Your Life’s Purpose
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/douglas-labier/life-purpose_b_862192.html “Every being is intended to be on earth for a certain purpose.” – Sa’di, 12th Century Persian poet I’m often asked, “Why can’t I find the purpose of my life?” Over the decades I’ve heard many men and women — whether they’re psychotherapy patients working to build healthier lives or business executive trying to… more
My sister’s ticked that I’m not happy about her pregnancy
My sister’s ticked that I’m not happy about her pregnancy – The Globe and Mail. David Eddie: Damage Control The question My sister is pregnant. Again. She just bought a home (in the burbs), but is deep in debt. The house needs all kinds of renovations, and both she and her husband work two jobs.… more
Mindfulness Meditation: Effective as antidepressants for depression relapse
Mindfulness meditation found to be as effective as antidepressant medication in prevention of depression relapse. TORONTO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy — using meditation — provides equivalent protection against depressive relapse as traditional antidepressant medication. The study published in… more
Sufferers of anxiety: You are not alone
A message to sufferers of anxiety disorders: you are not alone This article talks about anxiety and its treatment. I have facilitated the 14 week group put on be the Ontario Anxiety Disorders Assoc. (ADAO). Rory ***** The Ottawa Citizen, The Ottawa Citizen Kelly Egan, When they struck hardest, Maria Connell says she feared she was about… more
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