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Study quantifies the impact of COVID-19, workplace wellness and long shifts on nurses' health

A new study from The Ohio State University College of Nursing quantifies how the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with variable workplace wellness cultures and long shifts caring for patients, has severely impacted nurses working on the front lines.

25 Sep 2021

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

As mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are deployed to protect hundreds of millions of people across the world and point the way to end the deadly global COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Pennsylvania scientists whose prescient discovery science effort laid the foundation for swift vaccine development have been awarded the 2021 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.

24 Sep 2021

Combining Big Health’s digital therapeutic for insomnia and IAPT therapy improves mental health

Big Health, a digital therapeutics company dedicated to helping millions back to good mental health, and the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust today announced a joint study published in the Behavior Research and Therapy journal showing almost two-thirds of people seeking treatment for anxiety or depression and who had sleep difficulty saw their mental health improve substantially more by combining enrollment in Sleepio, Big Health’s digital therapeutic for insomnia, with NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme care, when compared to IAPT care alone.

7 Sep 2021

UC Davis experts offer advice to help children with autism transition back to in-person school

Heading back to school after summer break can be tough for some students, but this year is unique. Because of the pandemic, distance learning and hybrid schedules have been the norm for over a year, and many kids haven't spent a full, regular week at school since March of 2020.

17 Aug 2021

Single two-hour session of pain management skills could offer as much benefit as longer-course of CBT

A single two-hour session of a pain management skills class could offer as much benefit as eight sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for patients experiencing chronic low-back pain (CLBP), suggests a study published in JAMA Network Open.

16 Aug 2021

Improvements in neural learning processes linked to reduced symptoms of depression

Virginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have identified neural learning processes to be associated with symptoms of depression and linked improvements in these processes to improved symptoms in research participants being treated for depression.

28 Jul 2021

Canadians with a history of drug dependence more likely to have mental illness, finds study

New research published online in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction found that Canadians with a history of drug dependence are much less likely to have flourishing mental health and are more likely to have mental illness.

14 Jul 2021

Mindfulness-based therapy could be a viable treatment for insomnia

Sleep problems are common in the general population with up to half of Singaporean adults reporting insufficient or unsatisfying sleep. Sleep quality tends to worsen with age and poor sleep is a modifiable risk factor for multiple disorders, including cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment.

7 Jul 2021

New analysis links distinct patterns of genetic mutations with OCD

In the first analysis of its kind, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and several other institutions have linked distinct patterns of genetic mutations with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in humans.

28 Jun 2021

Long covid has reignited polarisation in approaches to treat chronic fatigue syndrome

Many long covid patients are experiencing extreme fatigue, a situation which has reignited the polarization in approaches to treatment and rehabilitation of chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a special report today.

24 Jun 2021

In a murky sea of mental health apps, consumers left adrift

In the eyes of the tech industry, mental health treatment is an area ripe for disruption.

22 Jun 2021

Proven treatment for psychosis has been recognized as standard of care

Most people with a serious mental illness like schizophrenia will not obtain adequate care. Many end up in correctional facilities on medication or become homeless.

18 Jun 2021

Social support, age associated with remission from alcohol dependence and optimal mental health

New research published online in the journal Substance Use & Misuse is good news for those struggling with alcohol dependence: the possibility of ending this dependency gets easier with age.

10 Jun 2021

New clinical guidelines to manage insomnia with intensive behavioral therapy

If insomnia keeps you awake at night, Flinders University researchers recommend a trip to the doctor - not for a sleeping pill prescription but for a short course of intensive behavioral therapy.

3 Jun 2021

Adults with schizophrenia have increased risk of dying from suicide

Adults with schizophrenia have an elevated risk of dying from suicide. Yet there's only limited understanding of when and why people with schizophrenia die of suicide --in part because research studies have looked at relatively small groups of patients.

27 May 2021

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy News and Research

Study quantifies the impact of COVID-19, workplace wellness and long shifts on nurses' health

Penn scientists win 2021 Lasker Award for the discovery of therapeutic mRNA technology

Combining Big Health’s digital therapeutic for insomnia and IAPT therapy improves mental health

UC Davis experts offer advice to help children with autism transition back to in-person school

Single two-hour session of pain management skills could offer as much benefit as longer-course of CBT

Improvements in neural learning processes linked to reduced symptoms of depression

Canadians with a history of drug dependence more likely to have mental illness, finds study

Mindfulness-based therapy could be a viable treatment for insomnia

New analysis links distinct patterns of genetic mutations with OCD

Long covid has reignited polarisation in approaches to treat chronic fatigue syndrome

In a murky sea of mental health apps, consumers left adrift

Proven treatment for psychosis has been recognized as standard of care

Social support, age associated with remission from alcohol dependence and optimal mental health

New clinical guidelines to manage insomnia with intensive behavioral therapy

Adults with schizophrenia have increased risk of dying from suicide

Cognitive, behavioral therapy may produce more significant outcomes for obese people

Connecticut's MAT programs have higher-than-average patient retention rates

Internet-delivered CBT effective in treating children and adolescents with OCD

Researchers examine how neighborhood and social network affect binge drinking among adults

Cancer researchers receive $3 million NCI grant to study cognitive dysfunction after chemotherapy

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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