depression

The Future v. Fibromyalgia

From PsychCentral: Cell Phone Therapy for Fibromyalgia.  Virtual reality and accelerometers! Background: Fibromyalgia is a complex and chronic pain syndrome which causes generalized pain and deep exhaustion, among other symptoms. It is a serious public health problem, more usual among adult women, and causes significant negative psychological effects. In fact, 35 percent of affected patients suffer […]

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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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Free Workbooks

I post links to potentially helpful worksheets at Therapy Worksheets. Here’s a find from there that warranted double-posting:  A set of free workbooks from the Centre for Clinical Intervention, a CBT-based program in Western Australia.  Available there as of today: Back from the Bluez – Coping with Depression Keeping Your Balance – Coping with Bipolar

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Laughter as Exercise

  Best 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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