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Cognitive behavior therapy appears beneficial for long-term treatment of insomnia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For patients with persistent insomnia, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and the medication zolpidem for 6 weeks was associated with improvement in sleep, although for a longer treatment period CBT alone was ...


Study links ADHD medicine with better test scores (AP)

Study links ADHD medicine with better test scores

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(AP) -- Children on medicine for attention deficit disorder scored higher on academic tests than their unmedicated peers in the first large, long-term study suggesting this kind of benefit from the widely ...


Cognitive behavior therapy helps older adults with anxiety reduce worry, improve mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Older adults with generalized anxiety disorder who received cognitive behavior therapy had greater improvement on measures of worry, depression and mental health than patients who received usual care, according to a study ...


Two nondrug treatments appear to reduce depression after heart surgery

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

cognitive behavior therapy and supportive stress management—appear more effective than usual care for treating depression after coronary artery bypass surgery, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of General Ps ...


Depressed people have trouble learning 'good things in life'

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- While depression is often linked to negative thoughts and emotions, a new study suggests the real problem may be a failure to appreciate positive experiences.


Seven steps to successful child and adolescent weight loss

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Overweight children and adolescents, with the active involvement of their parents and families, can successfully lose weight by following the Seven Steps to Success described in the current issue of Obesity Management, a jou ...