Turning 65? Banish Fear and Kick Ass
A Personal Perspective: Why am I so afraid of aging?
7 Signs You Have Health Anxiety
Access article published by Psychology Today. Wondering if you have too much anxiety about your health? A few warning signs can help you recognize when it’s a problem. Continue reading … Disclaimer: The content of this article has not been checked or verified. Proceed at your own risk.
Can money buy happiness? Scientists say it can
Access article published by PsycPort. Research proposes that happiness continues to rise with income even in the high range of incomes.
Happy? Want to learn how to be?
Access article published by Harvard Gazette Health. Arthur C. Brooks launched a course four years ago to teach his students not only how to increase their happiness, but how to make those around them happier as well. Now, he’s looking to spread the word to everyone, everywhere. …
Fear Conditioning Paradigm in Obesity
Condition: ObesityIntervention: Behavioral: Fear ConditioningSponsor: Istituto Auxologico ItalianoCompleted
Chatbot Intervention for Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Young Adults
Conditions: Anxiety; DepressionInterventions: Behavioral: Chatbot; Behavioral: Control (book)Sponsors: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw; Ministry of Science and Higher Education, PolandCompleted
Pilot Testing C-STRESS: A Mental Health App for College Students With Depression
Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Stress, Psychological; Mobile Phone UseIntervention: Device: C-STRESSSponsors: Benten Technologies, Inc.; University of California, IrvineCompleted
I just want a hug :(
Access article published by Reddit Mental Health. I really don’t have the energy to explain why so I’ll summarise. I’m suffering a lot and have been my entire life, been ignored a lot my mental health services, have an estranged relationship with family, not getting support for AUDHD and I feel like a failure. Can’t …
Effectiveness of yoga for major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Access article published by Frontiers in Psychiatry. Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a relapse rate that cannot be ignored and places a tremendous burden on the patient in the prevention and treatment process. Yoga, a combination of physical and mental exercises, is effective and acceptable for the adjunctive treatment of MDD. This study aimed to …
Group early intervention eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy as a video-conference psychotherapy with frontline/emergency workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and moral injury—An RCT study
ObjectiveFrontline mental health, emergency, law enforcement, and social workers have faced unprecedented psychological distress in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the RCT (Randomized Controls Trial) study was to investigate the effectiveness of a Group EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy (Group Traumatic Episode Protocol—GTEP) in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Moral Injury. The treatment focus is an early intervention, group trauma treatment, delivered remotely as video-conference psychotherapy (VCP). This early intervention used an intensive treatment delivery of 42-h sessions over 1 week. Additionally, the group EMDR intervention utilized therapist rotation in treatment delivery.MethodsThe study’s design comprised a delayed (1-month) treatment intervention (control) versus an active group. Measurements included the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Moral Injury Events Scale (MIES), and a Quality-of-Life psychometric (EQ-5D), tested at T0, T1: pre—treatment, T2: post-treatment, T3: 1-month follow-up (FU), T4: 3-month FU, and T5: 6-month FU. The Adverse Childhood Experiences – International version (ACEs), Benevolent Childhood Experience (BCEs) was ascertained at pre-treatment only. N = 85 completed the study.ResultsResults highlight a significant treatment effect within both active and control groups. Post Hoc comparisons of the ITQ demonstrated a significant difference between T1 pre (mean 36.8, SD 14.8) and T2 post (21.2, 15.1) (t11.58) = 15.68, p
