The impact of dissociation and depression on the efficacy of prolonged exposure treatment for PTSD

The impact of dissociation and depression on the efficacy of prolonged exposure treatment for PTSD,  Behaviour Research and Therapy, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 19-27 Muriel A. Hagenaars, Agnes van Minnen, Kees A.L. Hoogduin Abstract: This study investigates the impact of dissociative phenomena and depression on the efficacy of prolonged exposure treatment in 71 [...]

Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet: England, 2010

Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet: England, 2010  NHS Information Centre Click on the title above to access the documents Abstract: This statistical report presents a range of information on obesity, physical activity and diet, drawn together from a variety of sources. The topics covered include: Overweight and obesity prevalence among adults and children; [...]

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) pilot in high secure mental health setting

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) pilot in high secure mental health setting, North West Mental Health Improvement Programme Click on the link above to read about this pilot at Mersey Care The recent NICE Guidelines on Schizophrenia (2009) continue to support the need for psychological treatments for people with schizophrenia who experience persistent symptoms. One of [...]

MediKidz – Patient Information – Written by Doctors

MediKidz   Click here for titles   Patient Information in a Graphic Novel MediKidz is the worlds first Medical publisher for Kids, we explain medical information to young people in a way they understand.  Written by doctors for kids. Below is an exert from the ADHD guide  Medikidz explain ADHD “What’s up with Astra? Medikidz explain ADHD.” [...]

Learning the Futility of the Thought Suppression Enterprise in Normal Experience and in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Learning the Futility of the Thought Suppression Enterprise in Normal Experience and in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 38 , Issue 01, Jan 2010 , pp 1-14 Highly Accessed Article Sadia Najmi, Hannah Reese, Sabine Wilhelm, Jeanne Fama, Celeste Beck and Daniel M. Wegner Abstract: Background: The belief that we can [...]