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An array of early psychological therapies in response to traumatic childbirth may buffer PTSD development

Researchers systematically reviewed and quantitatively assessed clinical trials on preventing Childbirth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

30 Aug 2023

Expert consensus on how to help patients with chronic pain get adequate care and coverage

The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic of opioid overuse, addiction and overdose led policymakers and health care providers to ratchet back on the prescriptions patients receive.

14 Aug 2023

Can CBT help type 2 diabetes and obesity patients implement lifestyle alterations?

Researchers examine the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on lifestyle changes among type 2 diabetes and obesity patients.

9 Aug 2023

The effectiveness of psychological therapies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Psychological therapies provide short-term improvements in stress, anxiety, depression, and quality-of-life scores in patients with IBD.

8 Aug 2023

PCORI awards $208 million to fund 17 new comparative clinical effectiveness research studies

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $208 million to support 17 new comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, including four trials of particularly large scale and scope tackling complex questions.

18 Jul 2023

CBT can be an effective first-line treatment for insomnia among individuals with alcohol use disorder

A study led by a University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher has established that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective first-line treatment for insomnia among individuals with alcohol use disorder, regardless of abstinence from alcohol.

12 Jul 2023

New category of depression identified

Scientists at Stanford Medicine conducted a study describing a new category of depression -; labeled the cognitive biotype -; which accounts for 27% of depressed patients and is not effectively treated by commonly prescribed antidepressants.

23 Jun 2023

The benefits and harms of screening and treatment for anxiety and the accuracy of instruments to detect anxiety among primary care patients

Researchers from the United States (U.S.) reviewed the risks and benefits of anxiety screening and treatment.

22 Jun 2023

Researchers test a new way to deliver mental health therapy to people with addiction, aggressive behavior

Researchers from five colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology are testing a new way to deliver mental health therapy to people struggling with alcohol/drug addiction and aggressive behavior.

12 Jun 2023

What does a chatbot know about eating disorders? Users of a help line are about to find out

For more than 20 years, the National Eating Disorders Association has operated a phone line and online platform for people seeking help for anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders. Last year, nearly 70,000 individuals used the help line.

12 Jun 2023

Elucidating developmentally sensitive mechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapy

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is hosting a free webinar, "Developing New Treatments for Childhood Anxiety and OCD: Can Cognitive Control Help Kids Grow Out of Illness?" on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 2:00 pm EST. The presenter will be Kate D. Fitzgerald, M.D., Ruane Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute.

7 Jun 2023

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded into the mental health space, offering to "disrupt" traditional therapy.

17 May 2023

Can cognitive behavioral therapy target severe fatigue following COVID-19?

Researchers examined the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for severe fatigue after COVID-19.

11 May 2023

Cognitive behavioral therapy is beneficial for individuals with post-viral fatigue after COVID-19

Those with post-viral fatigue after suffering from COVID-19 benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, resulting in less fatigue and concentration problems.

8 May 2023

Bariatric surgery may be an effective treatment for obese people at risk of diabetes, peripheral neuropathy

For more than 100 million Americans who are obese, bariatric surgery may reverse complications related to diabetes, including regenerating damaged nerves, a Michigan Medicine study shows.

10 Apr 2023

Study examines the causal role of insomnia symptoms on 11,409 health related-symptoms

Researchers performed Mendelian randomization phenome-wide association study of insomnia symptoms using 11,409 outcome variables.

6 Apr 2023

Fatigue is common among older adults, and it has many possible causes

Nothing prepared Linda C. Johnson of Indianapolis for the fatigue that descended on her after a diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer in early 2020.

4 Apr 2023

Anxiety attack or panic attack: Both may have come from the brain

An attack can come crashing in like a storm on a clear spring day. In an instant, your heart pounds, sweat soaks you and you struggle to breathe.

29 Mar 2023

Sufficient sleep could improve the body's response to vaccination

How strongly a vaccine protects you may depend on getting enough sleep in the days before and after inoculation, finds a new meta-analysis examining the relationship between sleep duration and the body's response to vaccination.

13 Mar 2023

Seniors with anxiety frequently don’t get help. Here’s why.

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it's associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and elevated rates of disability.

10 Mar 2023