Tag: cbt

  • Therapy for Depression

    Another study showing that depression declines with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  This one with longer-term treatment–35 sessions. “On completion of therapy, patients reported significantly fewer symptoms than on commencement,” Schindler summarizes the results of a before/after comparison. Whether patients were also concomitantly taking psychotropic drugs or not evidently had no effect on the outcome.

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  • Free CBT in L.A.

    A free CBT clinic launches this Sunday at SCCC.  The flyer: FREE Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Consultation Clinic The Southern California Counseling Center5615 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019(323) 937-1344 Come receive a one-time FREE CBT consultation and education from experienced mental health counselors! CBT is a highly effective type of mental health treatment…

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  • Therapy Apps

    From NPR: Mental Health Apps: Like A ‘Therapist In Your Pocket’. [On one app,] [t]hroughout the day at random times, a “mood map” pops up on a user’s cell phone screen. “People drag a little red dot around that screen with their finger to indicate their current mood”…Users also can chart their energy levels, sleep…

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  • Choice v. Anxiety

      The client knows best–studies catching up: Flexible Treatment Intervention Associated With Greater Improvement In Anxiety Symptoms (Medical News Today).

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  • CBT and Depression

    A study suggests more C, less B is helpful in early weeks of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy treatment for depression.  Also: Patients improved more when they collaborated with their therapists about a plan for treatment and followed that plan.  Not surprisingly, patients also showed greater improvement when they were more engaged in the therapy process and…

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