Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Health Feed

Psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia do not appear all of a sudden. There are small changes that happen to an individual over a long period of time until the disease fully develops. These signs and symptoms might be too subtle in the early stage for other people to notice until they become obvious. But an early detection of any irregularity proves to be more beneficial for the patient in the long run.

It is important to know the telltale symptoms of mental disord...more

Depression is not just sadness that requires treatment but sadness becomes severe and often tearful, usually along with poor appetite or overeating, sleep difficulties, low energy, low self-esteem, poor concentration, difficulty making decisions and feelings of hopelessness. Sometimes, due to the early experiences of life, the person starts formulating dysfunctional assumptions (rigid, resistant to change and extreme). The problem arises when these assumptions get activated by critical incidents...more

What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorders are brain disorders that cause changes in a person s mood, energy and ability to function. Bipolar disorder is a category that includes three different conditions bipolar I, bipolar II and cyclothymic disorder.
People with bipolar disorders have extreme and intense emotional states that occur at distinct times, called mood episodes. These mood episodes are categorized as manic, hypomanic or depressive. People with bipolar disorders generally ...more

CBT is a form of talk therapy and includes two components; the cognitive aspect and the behavioural aspect. If you also get CBT, your treatment might work even better and the benefits might last longer. Depression tends to occur due to faulty behaviour pattern and dysfunctional thoughts. Counselling can do wonders in order to replace the dysfunctional thoughts with the corrective ones. During the counselling process, the counsellor will probe and help you understand your defective ways to look a...more

As a parent, we all love our children deeply. And most of us will agree that these days parenting is very demanding and exhausting instead of pleasurable and joyous process. What has changed? It is not that children are any different. The difference is in the environment around them with stronger social influences; and this also affects the way we parent. In today's more democratic and egalitarian world; 'Do as I say and not as I do' style of parenting does not work. But, 'I will do as I see you...more

What is Hoarding?

Hoarding is the excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them. It s a specific type of behavior that can have a severe impact on a person s life.

Symptoms of Hoarding-

Cluttered living spaces
Inability to discard items
Keeping stacks of newspapers, magazines or junk mail
Moving items from one pile to another, without discarding anything
Acquiring useless items, including trash or napkins from a restaurant
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Behavioral Treatment For Kids With Anxiety-

When a child shows signs of anxiety, we tend to think it will go away she s just nervous or shy, and she ll grow out of it. But when the anxiety becomes so intense that it s seriously interfering with a child s life, and the life of her family, it s important to get help.
Serious untreated anxiety tends to get worse over time, not better, because the child learns that avoidance works in reducing anxiety, at least in the short run. But as t...more

What is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia is a common and chronic disorder. It is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues.

Symptoms of Fibromyalgia-

Pain all over
Fatigue
Sleep disturbances
Anxiety and Depression
Muscle knots, cramping, weakness
Digestive disorders
Headache
Balance problems
Burning skin
Causes of Fibromyalgia-

Genetics
Infections
Physical or emo...more

Upon reaching adolescence, children's bodies undergo several changes and so do their minds. It is then that their minds are most, as well as least impressionable. And the daunting question regarding the upbringing of an adolescent is how to treat their constantly changing behavior?

Here are some of the tantrums adolescents more commonly throw, and what should ideally be your approach to it:

Your child seems to hate you: It is very common for a phase of emotional exclusionism to...more

Depression is recognized as a mood disorder characterized by the prolonged feeling of sadness and loss of interest in otherwise regular activities. The symptoms include loss of sleep and appetite, loss of interest, persistent feeling of sadness and lowered self-esteem. These symptoms should last for a minimum of 4 weeks for the individual to be diagnosed with depression. Sometimes, at its later stages, depression can also be accompanied by suicidal tendencies.

How it can be treated?
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