When doing something new, CBT therapists reflect with clients on the pros & cons of our options, e.g. going to a first date, accepting a job offer, renting or buying, smoking, losing weight, asking for help, moving to London, finding a CBT therapist. Here we look at a process that helps.
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Although September this year has provided a record-breaking heat wave, for some, autumn to winter depression is only around the corner. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a treatment for anxiety and depression in general, can help seasonal depression and may prevent it recurring in future years.
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The hard part wasn’t telling people I had obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The hard part is dealing with it. Two years ago I wrote an article for a magazine about living with OCD and how my fear of the number three had started to take over my life. My friends all congratulated me, and my parents
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The prescribed treatment for depression under the NICE guidelines is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. If you are experiencing some symptoms related to this article you may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Feel free to call us now on 0207 929 7911 for any depression enquiries.
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Suicide is currently the single biggest killer of men aged under 45 in the UK, and men are nearly four times more likely than women to take their own life. And members of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance – 70 organisations from the private, public and voluntary sectors – are calling upon men
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Women may be at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder following a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, suggests a new study. The team behind the research, from Imperial College London, say the findings suggest women should be routinely screened for the condition, and receive specific psychological…
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It’s been an interesting few years for mental health; once seen as an ambiguous and silent range of problems that were kept out of the public perception, it has recently found its voice and received an unprecedented amount of attention. Numerous articles are questioning the quality of treatment…
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More young women aged 16 to 24 than ever before are experiencing mental health problems according to a government study, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, published last week. ‘Young women have become a key high-risk group,’ it said. The survey followed another recent study that found more than a…
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