News tagged with psychosocial treatment
Lay counsellors may help tackle depression in resource-poor settings
Trained lay counsellors can be effective at helping treat people who have depression and anxiety in public primary care facilities, according to a study published today in the Lancet.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Combining medication and psychosocial treatments may benefit patients with early-stage schizophrenia
Patients with early-stage schizophrenia who receive a combination of medication and a psychosocial intervention appear less likely to discontinue treatment or relapse -- and may have improved insight, quality of life and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 06, 2010 |
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Crushing cigarettes in a virtual reality environment reduces tobacco addiction
Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Major NIMH research project to test approaches to altering the course of schizophrenia
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is launching a large-scale research project to explore whether using early and aggressive treatment, individually targeted and integrating a variety of different therapeutic ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 21, 2009 |
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