Treating Comorbid Obesity in Mental Illness
Clinicians managing a patient with a mental disorder who is also obese should treat both conditions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness As Effective As CBT for Anxiety, Depression
Mindfulness, which is based on meditation, as effective as cognitive-behavioral therapy in improving anxiety and depression symptoms.
Approaching Treatment-Resistant Anxiety
Cognitive-behavioral therapy should be tried first before adding an antidepressant as part of treatment.
Hoarding Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment
Hoarding disorder, which impacts up to 5% of the population, can be treated with a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and antidepressants.
Tackling Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
A psychiatric nurse talks about a recovery center’s work in treating co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness together.
Understanding Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders
New chapter in DSM-5 covers disorders including antisocial personality, intermittent explosive disorder and kleptomania.
Antipsychotic Treatment for Adults with Anxiety Disorders
While antipsychotics are useful in some types of anxiety disorders, cognitive-behavioral therapy may be preferable in others.
Understanding Personality Disorders From a Cognitive-Behavioral Framework
Clinicians need to learn how to manage negative reactions and dysfunctional behavior in patients with personality disorders.
CBT Better Than Medication For Treating Social Anxiety Disorder
Meta-analysis finds cognitive-behavioral therapy best type of psychotherapy in treating SAD, and more efficacious than using drugs.
Blood Test Developed to Diagnose Depression
Finding could help to better diagnose depression as well as measure what treatments work the best for each patient.
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