http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. When obsessive-compulsive disorder is of crippling severity and drugs and behavior therapy can't help, there has been for just over a year a thread — or rather a wire — of hope. By inserting a thin electrode deep into the brain, doctors can precisely deliver an electrical current to a cord of the brain's wiring and soften the severity of the symptoms. "Deep brain stimulation" therapy for OCD won Food and Drug Administration approval in 2009 for extreme cases under its humanitarian device exemption. http://phys.org/news217242580.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:10:21 EST news217242580 Soldiers haunted by scenes of war and victims scarred by violence may wish they could wipe the memories from their minds. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University say that may someday be possible. http://phys.org/news209754752.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:50:01 EST news209754752 A study led by a researcher at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine indicates that parent-only treatments for childhood obesity work equally as well as plans that include parents and child, while at the same time more cost effective and potentially easier for families. http://phys.org/news206893796.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:40:01 EST news206893796 A new book from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) offers patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) a variety of strategies to lessen the burden that IBS puts on their everyday lives. IBS is a common disorder of the intestines that leads to crampy pain, gassiness, bloating and changes in bowel habits; there is no cure. The new book, "Master Your IBS," includes a variety of strategies to help patients learn how to manage their IBS symptoms and achieve greater freedom from IBS. http://phys.org/news206185169.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:50:01 EST news206185169 There is a great deal of interest in factors that contribute to the vulnerability to developing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. One factor that appears to contribute to the heritable vulnerability to PTSD is a variation in the gene that codes for the serotonin transporter, also known as the serotonin uptake site. http://phys.org/news195985890.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:00:01 EST news195985890 Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by tics like grimacing, blinking and vocalizations, is normally treated in children and teens with one of several antipsychotic medications. But such drugs usually don't eliminate all the tics, and worse, they can often have side effects, acting as sedatives, causing weight gain and impairing cognitive function. http://phys.org/news193423242.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 May 2010 18:10:01 EST news193423242 A unique program for patients with depression has resulted in two and a half years without a single suicide from Henry Ford's patient population. http://phys.org/news193422052.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 May 2010 18:00:16 EST news193422052 An intervention in primary care settings that allowed a choice of cognitive behavior therapy, medication, or both, along with computer-assisted treatment support for patients with common anxiety disorders, resulted in greater improvement in anxiety symptoms and functional disability compared to usual care, according to a study in the May 19 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on mental health. http://phys.org/news193410688.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 May 2010 15:10:04 EST news193410688 When pediatricians see a child for a check-up, they may want to spend a few minutes checking out the mother's well-being, too. http://phys.org/news191925744.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 May 2010 09:42:36 EST news191925744 A significant proportion of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients treated with cognitive behavior therapy have a positive response within four weeks of treatment, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. http://phys.org/news191570457.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:01:12 EST news191570457 Barbara McCrady and Elizabeth Epstein wanted to know whether cognitive behavior therapy worked better for alcohol-dependent women when delivered as couples therapy than when delivered as individual therapy. They reported recently that both treatment methods worked well, but women treated in couples therapy maintained their gains a bit better than those in individual therapy. Also, women suffering from depression in addition to alcohol-dependence did better in couples therapy. Their paper appeared recently in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. http://phys.org/news190990475.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:54:55 EST news190990475 Psychodynamic psychotherapy is effective for a wide range of mental health symptoms, including depression, anxiety, panic and stress-related physical ailments, and the benefits of the therapy grow after treatment has ended, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://phys.org/news183547065.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:02 EST news183547065 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 more beneficial, according to a study in the May 20 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news161974740.html Medicine & Health Tue, 19 May 2009 17:59:26 EST news161974740 (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 used drugs. http://phys.org/news160030424.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:54:11 EST news160030424 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 in the April 8 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news158345622.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:54:01 EST news158345622 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 Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://phys.org/news158254628.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:37:27 EST news158254628 (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. http://phys.org/news156600275.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:05:09 EST news156600275 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 journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. http://phys.org/news155483104.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:45:39 EST news155483104