Tag: depression
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CBT and Depression
Read more: CBT and DepressionA 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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Sex, Alcoholism, Dementia, Depression, and Facebook
Read more: Sex, Alcoholism, Dementia, Depression, and FacebookAn especially alluring set of news headlines at PsychCentral today: Scientists Closer to Finding Cure for Alcoholism Your Dementia Risk Rises if Spouse Has Dementia Electromagnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Depression Some Mood Disorders Stay with Us As We Age Social Media Doesn’t Help in the Classroom Older Men Benefit From Talking About Sex Exploring…
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Laughter as Exercise
Read more: Laughter as ExerciseBest medicine department: Repetitive Laughter Response Is Similar To The Effect Of Repetitive Exercise, according to researchers in Loma Linda, CA. Their studies have shown that repetitious “mirthful laughter,” which they call Laughercise, causes the body to respond in a way similar to moderate physical exercise. Laughercise enhances your mood, decreases stress hormones, enhances…
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Chocolate and Depression
Read more: Chocolate and DepressionIn a study, a group was divided into three levels of chocolate consumption, and… The people who consumed 8.4 servings of chocolate screened for possible depression. Those that consumed 11.8 servings exhibited signs of major depression. The smaller consumption group was just fine. Good news to very few.