Do Not Make That Face At Me!
Think back to your last fight with someone you love. How did you feel afterwards? How did you behave? Conflict with a loved one often leaves a person feeling terrible and then behaving badly. So much so that these scenarios have become soap opera clichés. After an argument, one partner may brood, slam the door, and then drive to a local bar to drown their sorrows in alcohol. These dramas rarely have happy endings. Given these stereotypes, how do people control their emotional reactions and prevent emotional storms and their attendant use of intoxicating substances? (read the full story)
MSU Researcher Advocates A New Way To Treat Autism
Children with autism would likely receive better treatment if supporters of the two major teaching methods stopped bickering over theory and focused on a combined approach, a Michigan State University psychologist argues in a new paper. For years, the behavioral and developmental camps have argued over which theory is more effective in teaching communication and other skills to preschool-aged children with autism. Basically, behaviorists believe learning occurs through reinforcement or reward while developmental advocates stress learning through important interactions with caregivers. (continue reading)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Improves Sleep And Lives Of Patients With Pain
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia significantly improved sleep for patients with chronic neck or back pain and also reduced the extent to which pain interfered with their daily functioning, according to a study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers. The study, published online by the journal Sleep Medicine, demonstrates that a behavioral intervention can help patients who already are taking medications for pain and might be reluctant or unable to take additional drugs to treat sleep disturbance. (continue reading)
Animal Behavioral Studies Can Mimic Human Behavior
Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have identified an alteration to the DNA of a gene that imparts similar anxiety-related behavior in both humans and mice, demonstrating that laboratory animals can be accurately used to study these human behaviors. (continue reading)
An Introduction To Psychotherapies For Consumers
What is psychotherapy? Psychotherapy, also known as “talk therapy” or “psychological treatment,” is a way to treat people with a mental disorder by helping them understand their illness. It teaches people strategies and gives them tools to deal with stress and unhealthy thoughts and behaviors. Psychotherapy helps patients manage their symptoms better and function at their best in everyday life. Sometimes psychotherapy alone may be the best treatment for a person, depending on the illness and its severity. Other times, psychotherapy is combined with medications. Therapists work with an individual or families to devise an appropriate treatment plan. There a variety of different approaches to talk therapy. Most therapies have their strengths and weaknesses depending your interpersonal style and treatment goals. (continue reading)
Only Half Of Americans Diagnosed With Major Depression Receive Care With A Shift In Preference For Psychotherapy Over Medication
Overall, only about half of Americans diagnosed with major depression in a given year receive treatment for it, and even fewer – about one fifth – receive treatment consistent with current practice guidelines, according to data from nationally representative surveys supported by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Among the ethnic/racial groups surveyed, African Americans and Mexican Americans had the lowest rates of use of depression care; all groups reported higher use of past-year psychotherapy vs. medication for depression. (continue reading)
Pre-Implant Psychological Evaluations (Part 1)
Pain patients who are candidates for surgical implants – whether a spinal cord stimulator or intrathecal pump – suffer chronic moderate to severe pain and have not benefited from conservative or less-invasive treatment methods which include, but are not limited to, oral medications including opioids, physical therapy, injections, psychological therapy, holistic treatments acupuncture, massage, cranial sacral), etc. In such instances, the use of such implants may be helpful to the management and reduction of pain and is often a last resort in the spectrum of treatment options. (more…)
NIH/NIMH Research News Update 11-22-09
The NIH/NIMH Research Update for 11-22-09 brings new information on a potentially groundbreaking drug to treat Fragile X Syndrome that enters a clinical trial phase, brain imaging (MRI) studies that track development of children’s brains, significant grant money to be allocated for Autism research, combined antidepressant and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is most effective treatment for depression in teens, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder who have serious behavioral problems respond best to treatments that include medication plus a structured training program for parents, and more. (more…)
Major Depressive Episode and Treatment Among Adults
Depression is a public health problem that affects millions of adults every year. It affects persons in all demographic groups, although some groups are more likely to experience depression than others. There are different treatment options for depression, including various psychotherapeutic approaches and medications. Moreover, treatment services are offered through a variety of sources, such as primary care physicians and psychiatrists. Gaining a better understanding of the rates of depression and the patterns of service use can help policymakers and administrators ensure that services are available to individuals who need them, that disparities in treatment can be addressed, and that effective services are offered through venues that people are most likely to use. (more…)
The Role Of Mental Health Support and Self-Help Groups In The U.S. Healthcare System
There is an increasing awareness of the role that mental health support and self-help groups play in recovery from mental illnesses. Mental health support and self-help groups, historically considered as an alternative to traditional mental health treatment, are now recognized as partners in the continuum of mental health care*. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)** gathers information that can help provide a better understanding of the extent to which these groups are used, the characteristics of the people who use them, and the relationship between the more traditional modes of mental health treatment and mental health support or self-help groups. The characteristics of adults (i.e., persons aged 18 or older) who received treatment, counseling, or support for emotions, nervousness, or mental health in the past year from an in-person support or a self-help group (support and self-help groups hereafter are referred to collectively as self-help groups) from 2005-2008 are examined. (more…)
Stress And Anxiety Worsen And Extend Allergy Attacks
In a new contribution to the field of psychoneuroimmunology, researchers at Ohio State University report that stress and anxiety worsen allergy attacks, even to routine allergens. Anxiety impacts not only the severity of the response, but also causes a “carry over” effect whereby allergies linger into a second day. The researchers also explore the connections between allergies and asthma. (more…)
Excellent Free Resource: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) eBook
“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” (ADHD) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a free, full color 28 page ebook. This ebook provides answers to common questions posed by the recently diagnosed and by parents of children with ADHD. As with all NIH publications, an evidenced-based explanation of the disorder and its available treatment options is given in simple language that is suitable for the general public and for psychologists/physician handouts to their patients. Check the end of this review for a link to download this free PDF ebook. (more…)
Current Directions, Future Challenges, And New Thinking In Comorbid Insomnia
The American Journal Of Managed Care made available (for free) two excellent articles on co-morbid insomnia. “Comorbid Insomnia: Current Directions and Future Challenges” provides an excellent background and overview of this complicated sleep disorder, while “Current and New Thinking in the Management of Comorbid Insomnia” reviews current medications along with a short explanation of behavioral approaches to treatment. Check the end of this review for links to download both articles in PDF format. (more…)
Science Daily Research News Update 9-20-09
Busy week for the Science Daily Research News Update series. This week brings to you new research on how yoga contributes to mindful eating and a thin waistline, poor attention and memory associated with binge drinking, how our immune system may actually protect cancer cells early on, a new keyboard that will help persons with Autism communicate, how positive parenting can impact families for many generations, fascinating research that further decodes complex brain function, and much, much more. (more…)
Excellent Free Resource: Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders eBook
The National Institutes of Health (NIMH) maintains their steady release of free, evidence-based mental health resources for the general public with their latest ebook, “Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders.” Parents who are faced with child behavior problems and are uncertain what to do may find this publication’s easy-to-read question and answer format to be very helpful. Healthcare providers should know too that these NIMH ebook publications make for great patient handouts. (more…)
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