Self-Help Books for People with Depression: the Role of the Therapeutic Relationship

Self-Help Books for People with Depression: the Role of the Therapeutic Relationship, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 38 , Issue 01 , Jan 2010 , pp 67-81 2nd MOST read article this month from Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy Rachel Richardson, David A. Richards and Michael Barkham Abstract: Background: In the UK, bibliotherapy schemes have [...]

The Six Cycles Maintenance Model: Growing a “Vicious Flower” for Depression

The Six Cycles Maintenance Model: Growing a “Vicious Flower” for Depression, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, Volume 38, Issue 02, March 2010, pp 173-184 Stirling Moorey – Institute of Psychiatry, UK Abstract: Background: Cognitive behavioural models of anxiety disorders often include visual representations of feedback loops that maintain the disorder. Cognitive therapy for depression is the [...]

Challenges in preventing schizophrenia: a major hurdle is identifying those at risk for developing psychosis in the future

Challenges in preventing schizophrenia: Harvard Mental Health Letter, 2009 Dec; 26(6): 4-5 (2 ref) Abstract: One of the reasons schizophrenia is so disabling is that obvious psychotic symptoms—which are what usually prompt treatment— occur relatively late in the disease process. By then, cognitive function, as measured by various neuropsychological tests, is already lower on average [...]