Study Reveals Roots of OCD
A new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors.... Read More...
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Treatment Options For Nightmare Disorder in Adults
Researchers propose a variety of therapeutic approaches and medications to help combat adult nightmare disorder.... Read More...
How Depression Affects Your Thinking Skills
Typically, many people associate depression with feelings of sadness or despair. However, depression can also affect your cognitive abilities and memory. A new paper reviews the impact depression has on cognitive function and considers therapy options to help improve these often overlooked symptoms of the disorder. ... Read More...
Single Intervention Not Enough For Anxiety
Researchers report a single intervention may not be helpful for young people with anxiety in the long term.... Read More...
How AI is Helping to Predict and Prevent Suicides
Researchers investigate how artificial intelligence technologies could help to identify those at risk of suicide and deliver assistance to prevent a person from taking their life.... Read More...
The Brain Basis Of “Hatred of Sound”: Misophonia
Does hearing certain sounds evoke feelings of uncontrollable anger or disgust? You may have misophonia. A new paper looks at the neurobiological underpinnings of this auditory disorder.... Read More...
Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD
A neuroimaging study reveals people with OCD who receive daily cognitive behavioral therapy to help curb their compulsive behaviors show stronger connections between specific brain regions.... Read More...
Mindfulness Just as Effective as CBT for a Broad Range of Psychiatric Symptoms
A new study reports mindfulness group therapy has an equally positive effect for people suffering with depression and anxiety disorders as individual cognitive behavioral therapy.... Read More...
Tackling Depression By Changing the Way You Think
Using metacognitive therapy to reduce rumination can help relieve symptoms of depression, a new study reports.... Read More...
Reading Can Help With Chronic Pain
Shared reading may be a helpful therapy, and an alternative to CBT, to help those living with chronic pain, a new study reports.... Read More...
Talk Therapy Helps Strengthen Brain Connections
Study reveals cognitive behavioral therapy can strengthen specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and the stronger neural network connections are associated with long term reduction in symptoms.... Read More...
Could Mental Math Boost Emotional Health?
According to researchers, engaging the prefrontal cortex with mental math exercises could help to improve emotional health.... Read More...