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A fascinating article by Dr Raj Persaud illustrating the difference between a lack of self-confidence and an abundance of self-doubt. “Andy Murray’s historic victory appears founded on a mental rather than a physical transformation. Commentators, plus the tennis star himself, have been discussing how his previously hindering self-doubt appears to have been finally conquered. . . . → Read More: What Andy Murray teaches us about self-doubt and its role in our success or failure  Comments are closed  Counselling, Life coaching, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), News, Psychotherapy For the study, which was published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, half of the teens were trained in transcendental meditation and asked to meditate for 15 minutes with a class and 15 minutes at home for a four-month period. The other half was exposed to health education on how to lower . . . → Read More: Meditation Lowers Heart Disease Risk In Teens, Study Shows What the Thais know instinctively is that a smile, a real smile, is not located in the lips or any other part of the mouth. A real smile is in the eyes. To be precise, the orbicularis oculi muscles that surround each eye. We cannot fool these muscles. They spring to life only . . . → Read More: Happiness Is Other People (Thailand) Very simply put, the science behind guided biofeedback has to do with heart rate variability, or the variation in the beat-to-beat interval of your heart rate. Researchers have found a significant link between reduced heart rate variability and a decreased quality of life, including greater stress, pain and worry, and a host of other . . . → Read More: Biofeedback to Reduce Stress Gratitude and optimism may be a key to managing depression, a new review of relevant research finds. Called positive activity interventions (PAIs), the treatment involves intentional positive behaviors and thoughts, such as performing acts of kindness, expressing gratitude, meditating on positive feelings toward others and using one’s signature strengths. Read more:http://www.livescience.com/15409-overcoming-depression-positive-thinking.html Comments are closed Counselling, Emotional Freedom Technique, Hypnotherapy, Life coaching, Meditation, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), News The AARP/NCCAM survey found that 50 percent of men and women reported using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Of these, three-fourths used CAM to help prevent illness, and an equal number had turned to CAM to reduce pain or treat painful conditions. Clearly, there are good reasons why so many people . . . → Read More: “What We Have Here Is A Failure to Communicate” Comments are closed Acupuncture, Alexander Technique, Brennan Healing Science, Counselling, Life coaching, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), News Research shows that being grateful leads people into a higher state of happiness. Sonja Lyubomirsky author of The How of Happiness, [The Penguin Press, 2007] suggests that making a list of things people are grateful for in life, practicing random acts of kindness, forgiving enemies and appreciating life’s small pleasures leads to happiness. Read . . . → Read More: Research Backs How People Can Make Happiness a Habit Comments are closed Counselling, Emotional Freedom Technique, Life coaching, Meditation, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), News, Psychotherapy A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that urban adolescents with asthma may experience worse outcomes when not using spiritual coping and often use complementary and alternative medicine, or integrative medicine, like prayer or relaxation, to manage symptoms. These findings, being presented at the National Conference in Pediatric . . . → Read More: Integrative medicine, spirituality improves outcomes in urban adolescents with asthma Comments are closed Counselling, Emotional Freedom Technique, Meditation, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), News Overlooked Psychotherapy Effective in Depression by Mark Moran “For years IPT was primarily a research treatment tested in randomized, controlled trials and hence has not gained widespread dissemination despite its inclusion as a recommended treatment in APA treatment guidelines for depression. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is effective in the treatment of depression both as an . . . → Read More: Major review shows psychotherapy more effective than CBT in treatment and maintenance post-recovery for depression Approximately 83 percent of people with cancer use at least one complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modality (11). Using my experience as a health and wellness expert, I have compiled a list of what cancer patients say about the choices they make regarding cancer treatment: (Following, an interesting list of reasons…) Read more . . . → Read More: Why 80 Percent of Cancer Patients Use Integrative Medicine Research shows that being grateful leads people into a higher state of happiness. Sonja Lyubomirsky author of The How of Happiness, [The Penguin Press, 2007] suggests that making a list of things people are grateful for in life, practicing random acts of kindness, forgiving enemies and appreciating life’s small pleasures leads to happiness. Read . . . → Read More: Research Backs How People Can Make Happiness a Habit The Atlantic: Monday, December 20, 2010 Jonah Lehrer says that we live in it. And he’s worried about depression treatment trends: The percentage of depressed subjects seeking psychotherapy for treatment declined dramatically between 1998 and 2007, from 53.6 percent to 43.1 percent. (This drop has come despite the fact that a majority of subjects . . . → Read More: The Age of Depression – worrying trends in its treatment “The field of psychiatry is facing a paradigm shift with new research suggesting that medications and psychotherapy may be able to permanently erase the “trauma” from traumatic memories, according to several experts. The experimental treatment, known as reconsolidation blockade, has been shown to interrupt the neurobiologic process of memory formation. “We do not erase . . . → Read More: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) research targets memory reconsolidation “This smack of winter weather will be with us for the next several months and for some it may affect their mood and overall outlook. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that follows the seasons. The most common type of SAD is called winter depression. It usually begins in late fall . . . → Read More: Welcome to the winter ‘blues’ (SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder) “A study that appears in the current issue of ‘Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics’ addresses the association between the use of aspirin and statins and the risk of major depression. Chronic disease states characterised by inflammation are often accompanied by depression. Furthermore, depression is commonly reported among patients following exposure to cytokine-based immunotherapy, systemic inflammation has . . . → Read More: The use of aspirin and statins can reduce depression “When Debra Winger, the actor who is now as famous for walking away from her chosen profession as for excelling within it, first met with the producers of HBO’s psychotherapy drama “In Treatment,” it was because they were hoping to entice her to take on the role of Frances, a complicated, unhappy and sometimes . . . → Read More: Debra Winger drops back in John M Grohol PsyD writes: “I’ve shared more in my blog than I could ever tell my therapist.” “I wish my therapist could read this online support group. Then they might begin to understand what I’m really going through.” You’ve gathered up the energy and resources to start psychotherapy. It’s a big step . . . → Read More: Six ways to open up and talk in psychotherapy ALESSANDRA STANLEY writing in the New York Times says: Therapy is out of fashion and almost off the air. Tony isn’t discussing his dreams on “The Sopranos” anymore. “Huff,” a Showtime shrink played by Hank Azaria, is long gone, and “Head Case,” a send-up of psychiatry on Starz, was also canceled. HBO . . . → Read More: The Doctor Is Back in Session on HBO How a Vacation Taught me The Lost Art of Self-Care Monday October 18, 2010 by Sherry Gaba “Most of us believe, in theory, that we should make efforts to take better care of ourselves, through better eating, more exercise, or working our recovery programs. But we can fall into the trap of forgetting to . . . → Read More: How a Vacation Taught me The Lost Art of Self-Care The German Association for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (DGPPN) have published a warning that sleep disorders can not only be an indication of psychological illness but also of severe physical ones too. For example, chronic sleep deprivation can result in obesity and, in extreme cases, lead to the onset of diabetes. The first port of . . . → Read More: Sleep disorders, illness and lifestyle change |
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