Science and Practice of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Science and Practice)
The Jobbing Doctor (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
If you only have a hammer in your toolbox, you then see every problem as a nail. This aphorism has been brought to the fore today, as we have to listen to yet another so-called 'expert' pontificating on the media about how we, General Practitioners, manage conditions. The usual process here is you get some academic desperate for success for themselves and their institution doing some research (in this...
ME and me (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
One of the more irritating by-blows of an illness is a surfeit of acronyms. My ME or CFS is now thought to be caused by the XMRV retro-virus. I'm quite ill, and I can't work - but apparently I'm not ill enough that the UK Government considers me eligible for Employment Support Allowance. The only treatment I have been offered was a brush with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, not a treatment that is well...
Health Care (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Please note that this is a "follow-on" article. It is best read after my articles "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Core Beliefs (NCBs) - Causes" and "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Negative Core Beliefs (NCBs) - Identification". What can be done about Negative Core Beliefs? There are several options open ...
Health Care (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is a an effective psychotherapy for a wide range of emotional problems. The theory underlying CBT is that our thoughts directly affect the way we feel - if we think in depressed ways then we will feel depressed. As such, a primary aim for a ...
Shrink Rap (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Authoritative information from the British Medical Journal on CBT, a psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety, panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorder Source: The Guardian, BMJ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SoundsXP (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Maps: Turning The Mind The influence of bands like Spiritualized, Galaxie 500, My Bloody Valentine and Ride shone through We Can Create by Maps, aka James Chapman. He wrapped a shoegaze-inspired dreampop cloak around a skeleton of soaring melodies to produce a memorable debut album. His second album, though, is a darker sort of synthpop and is tougher listening. It’s not that there are fewer...
Community Care's CareSpace (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
New NICE guidelines on the treatment of depression in the UK appear to have downgraded the use of counselling as a response, in favour of other treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy. Read More......( read more )
Time to Change (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Heard of these? Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). EFT is the tapping technique where you tap on points of the body in order to release emotional disturbance and upset. I have made one or two blog posts about it. CBT is based on changing the way we think in order to change the way we feel. Very simply, you recognise a negative thought, decide why it is negative...
Blogvis.com (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Permission giveen by Loraine Miscavage of the HSUS. OWARD COUNTY, Fla. (May 26, 2009) – The Broward County Circuit Court has issued a ruling refusing to dismiss several defendants from a major class action lawsuit against a south Florida puppy dealer known as “Wizard of Claws.” The suit, filed in 2007, accuses Wizard of Claws, its [...]
Amanda's Musings (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
I've been largely missing from Blogland for some time now, though I've continued to visit all my favourite blogs. But I think I'm back now. Fingers crossed. I've pondered long and hard as to whether I should write this blog but decided that too many people keep quiet about their mental problems and that is what allows prejudice to arise and stigma to attach to people with mental problems. I recently...
Neuroskeptic (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Freudian psychoanalysis is the key to treating depression , especially the post-natal kind (depression after childbirth). That's according to a Guardian article by popular British psychologist and author Oliver James. He says that recent research has proven Freud right about the mind, and that psychoanalysis works better than other treatments, like cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Neuroskeptic...
Puresh Power (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
There is a stigma attached to the subject of mental health which is mainly due to ignorance and the negative portrayal of people with mental health issues by the media. Here are some common misconceptions about mental health: Misconception : Mental health issues only happen to other people. Truth : 1 in 4 of the adult population will experience mental health issues in their lifetime. Misconception...
Ryan's garden (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
We interrupt usual service to discuss the most important component of this blog. Yes, that's right, ignore the vegetation for a while, and let's talk about Me! Lynn from Indigo Gardens has tagged me in one of the nicest Meme's yet. I'm extremely flattered by Lynn's kind words and nomination as her favourite 'Creative' blogger. You can read the full article here. Lynn is an extremely talented designer,...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
In Scientific American, Paul W. Andrews and J. Anderson Thomson, Jr. sum up a paper they've recently published in Psychological Review that argues for depression as a pro-survival adaptation that allows for a kind of intense, isolated problem-solving introspection that, when combined with analytical techniques similar to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, resolves complex troubles: Analysis requires a...
Greg Laden's Blog (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
Well, not really, but if on line CBT takes off, how will we know when they make the switch? Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) seems to be effective when delivered online in real time by a therapist, with benefits maintained over 8 months. This method of delivery could broaden access to CBT in primary care. These are the conclusions of an article in this week's Global Mental Health special edition...
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