Monthly Archives: April 2016
Post Of The Week -Saturday 30th April 2016
1) Willem Kuyken on Mindfulness Based CBT A study has come out this week which shows that MCBT is effective in preventing relapse in people suffering multiple episodes of depression. You can read about that here. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy can prevent recurrent depression Kuyken gives an extended interview about this study and other issues connected […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday 24th April, 2016
1) Global Disease Burden I keep hearing myself say in lessons that by 2030, mental illness will represent the main burden of preventable disease across the planet. http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/apr/12/50-million-years-work-lost-anxiety-depression-world-health-organisation-who This study puts some of the detail on this, explaining what the cost of not treating people might be. This is a good example of the economic […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday April 17th 2016
1) Some Commentary On Addiction We’re about to finish Addictive Behaviour in A2. I’ve been reworking some of the webpages to bring them up to date. Here are three links which illustrate some of the things I have been thinking about. http://www.psypost.org/2016/04/treating-sugar-addiction-like-drug-abuse-study-42179 This article explains how Varenicline could be used to treat excessive sugar consumption. […]
Post Of The Week – Saturday 9th April 2016
1) Romanian Orphanages The English And Romanian Adoptees study is central for our understanding of the effects of institutionalisation and more generally understanding the importance of attachment. The oldest child in this study was 3 and a half years old. Some children however were left in the orphanages for much longer before they were adopted. […]
Post Of The Week – Sunday 3rd April, 2016
1) Nature And Nurture The debate has rumbled on this week. Here is a piece of research which has been reported about depressed rats in a couple of places. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/depression-not-governed-by-genes-and-environment-is-a-major-factor-when-it-comes-to-being-happy-a6958686.html and, more briefly, How Family History of Depression Affects Chance of Mental Illness The best thing I have read continues to be Marcus Munafo’s piece […]
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