A number of treatment options have been shown to effectively offer symptomatic relief for those battling depression. They can be divided into three groups: non-invasive medical treatments, talk therapy, and psychopharmacology. Non-invasive Medical Device Treatments ...
Group cognitive behavior therapy for depression in a community setting: A clinical replication series - Peterson, Halstead - 1998 () Citation Context ...han 300 took contact by telephone, and of those the first 182 were invited for an interview. Of these, 155 were found suitable for the ...
“Group therapy can provide more comfort for clients who are nervous about sharing in therapy. Groups can foster a sense of community and support. Seeing and hearing others who struggle with similar issues can help reduce feelings of isolation and normalize their experiences. This shared environment...
Participants were community residing older adults age 60 or over who volunteered for the study. Forty-six depressed older adults met inclusion criteria and began the study. After completing the pretreatment assessment, participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: immediate treatment ...
Background Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) may provide a means of improving mental health among people with depression but few studies have explored its effectiveness. Our aim was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a randomised controlled trial of a group intervention based on ...
CONCLUSIONS: Although cognitive behavior therapy may act more by its nonspecific therapeutic ingredients, the authors argued that by testing cognitive behavior therapy's efficacy in heterogeneous study groups, rather than in specific subgroups, failure to differentiate it from control therapies may have ...
Understanding Online Health Groups for Depression: Social Network and Linguistic Perspectives Mental health problems have become increasingly prevalent in the past decade. With the advance of Web 2.0 technologies, social media present a novel platfo... R Xu,Q Zhang - 《Journal of Medical Internet Re...
Rates of drug use were low overall, both at baseline and at the end of study, and did not differ between treatment groups at study endpoint. Conclusions: The findings suggest that both behavioral- and relaxation-based approaches show promise for treating comorbid depression in drug dependent ...
Depression is associated with a loss of productivity and noticeable personal, social, and economic decline; it affects more than 350 million people worldwide. Behavioral activation (BA), derived from cognitive behavioral therapy, has drawn increasingly more interest as a means of treatment for major...
After a heart attack or coronary bypass surgery, about one in four patients experience symptoms of depression. For some, these symptoms continue on for months and even years. Depressed patients are more likely to experience another acute event in the year after their heart attack, and have an ...