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Why Worry: Understanding OCD and Anxiety Disorders

Psychological Health Care

In fact, anxiety and associated conditions such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are common mental health conditions. OCD and anxiety disorders are the focus of a national education and awareness campaign Australia-wide this month. What Is OCD? OCD, Anxiety and COVID. Getting Help for OCD and Anxiety Disorders.

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Women Working In Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

Women Working on Preventions and Interventions Dr Susanne Ahmari, (USA) identified brain activity related to Obsessive behaviours, the first step towards developing new treatments for OCD in 2013. Professor Petra Vértes (UK) used genetics to improve understanding of the biological underpinnings of Schizophrenia in 2017.

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Anxiety In Elderly: Types, Symptoms, Causes & Ways To Manage 2023

Blurt It Out

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD is characterized by recurrent memories or “reliving” a traumatic event. Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Primary care physicians often refer patients to individual sessions with therapists providing CBT. This form of therapy can be quite structured.

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Anxiety In Elderly: Types, Symptoms, Causes & Ways To Manage 2023

Blurt It Out

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD is characterized by recurrent memories or “reliving” a traumatic event. Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Primary care physicians often refer patients to individual sessions with therapists providing CBT. This form of therapy can be quite structured.

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Anxiety In Elderly: Types, Symptoms, Causes & Ways To Manage 2023

Blurt It Out

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD is characterized by recurrent memories or “reliving” a traumatic event. Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Primary care physicians often refer patients to individual sessions with therapists providing CBT. This form of therapy can be quite structured.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Our field has accumulated a lot of empirical support for the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating a wide range of mental and behavioral health problems. That said, I-CBT is already becoming antiquated as the ubiquity and convenience of smartphones take hold. How do I-CBT and smartphone-delivered CBT compare?

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Outcomes in Anxiety: We’re Halfway There

Society of Clinical Psychology

Levy, Springer, and Tolin discuss a recent meta-analytic review of remission in CBT for anxiety disorders published in Clinical Psychology Review. . The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders is well established, at least in terms of pre- to post-treatment reductions in anxiety severity.

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