Becoming Aware of Your Depressive Thoughts When you are in a really down mood, the negative thoughts just keep firing one after another. No matter what happens, these ...
Understanding Different Approaches to Psychotherapy There are many different approaches to psychotherapy. Use of one method or another depends on the psychologist's or therapist's training, style and personality. Some psychologists use one approach with all patients; others are eclectic, and ...
The Relationship Between Mental and Physical Health People with depression often have worse physical health, as well as worse self-perceived health, than those without depression.
Depression and other physical health conditions have separate but additive effects on well-being. For example, the combination ...
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult Asperger Syndrome One of the more humbling things about being a senior therapist is realizing the cases where we missed it because we didn't have adequate training at the time or because the disorder hadn't been adequately ...
10 Reasons You Can’t Say How You Feel Not everyone finds expressing their feelings easy or having it come naturally. While the stereotype is that men have the hardest time expressing their emotions, everyone at one time or another in their life may ...
Overcoming Fears, Phobias and Panic Attacks There are many ways that a therapist might work with someone to help them overcome their fears, a phobia (like being afraid of snakes) or having a panic attack (where a person feels their heart ...
Fixing Cognitive Distortions Cognitive distortions have a way of playing havoc with our lives. If we let them. This kind of "stinkin' thinkin'" can be "undone," but it takes effort and lots of practice -- every day. ...
15 Common Cognitive Distortions What's a cognitive distortion and why do so many people have them? Cognitive distortions are simply ways that our mind convinces us of ...
Living with an Anxiety Disorder Learning that you have an anxiety disorder may bring relief (finally having a name for your struggles), more questions (why me?) and more worry (not knowing what to do next). The good news is that ...
Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder If you’re a parent of a child who’s recently been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may be devastated and overwhelmed. If you’re an adult who’s recently been diagnosed, you may be going ...
Demystifying Treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder Some dismiss body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) as vanity; others believe it’s a rare and extreme condition. Though many misconceptions continue to circulate, BDD is a real, fairly common body image disorder. It affects men and ...
Getting the Most Out of Psychotherapy When clients begin psychotherapy, they often ask what they can do to get the best results. In this article, I answer some of the questions I often hear and offer some tips I hope you'll ...
What is Exposure Therapy? Exposure therapy is a specific type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy technique that is often used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias.
In PTSD, exposure therapy is intended to help the patient face and ...
Alexander Technique May Benefit Back Pain Sufferers Back pain is one of the most frequent disabling conditions in Western societies. The management of patients varies considerably within and between countries, and not many treatments work in the long term.
The Alexander Technique ...
Tackling the Fears of the ‘Worried Well’ It is estimated that millions of people in the U.S. suffer from imaginary illnesses, including a rise in recent years in food intolerances. Are we really a nation of hypochondriacs?
The "worried well," it would ...
An Overview of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is a practical, action-oriented approach to coping with problems and enhancing personal growth. REBT places a good deal of its focus on the present: on currently-held attitudes, painful emotions and ...
An Overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a specific type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy developed in the late 1980s by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan to help better treat borderline personality disorder. Since its development, it has also ...
In-Depth: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy (also known by its abbreviation, CBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. Its goal is to change patterns of thinking or behavior that ...
Identifying Irrational Thoughts One of the most common components of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (CBT) is identifying and answering irrational thoughts. Once you can label and dissect an irrational thought, you take away some of its power. The longer these ...
Social Phobia Social phobia is an intense fear of becoming humiliated in social situations, specifically of embarrassing yourself in front of other people. It often runs in families and may be accompanied by depression or alcoholism. Social ...
Psychotherapy Treatment for PTSD Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and survivors of trauma. There are a variety of psychotherapies available, but they all share a number of common attributes:
Therapy always is individualized to meet ...
About Behavior Therapy Behavior therapy is focused on helping an individual understand how changing their behavior can lead to changes in how they are feeling. The goal of behavior therapy is usually focused on increasing the ...
About Cognitive Psychotherapy Cognitive therapy is based on the theory that much of how we feel is determined by what we think. Disorders, such as depression, are believed to be the result of faulty thoughts and beliefs. By ...
Paroextine may help treat compulsive hoarding New research has found that certain antidepressants work well to reduce symptoms of compulsive hoarding.
It's very common to have a collection of some kind — acquiring and retaining nonessential objects is nearly universal and found ...
