CBT is a combination of psychotherapy and behavioural therapy. It works by changing people’s attitudes and their behaviour by focusing on their thoughts, images, beliefs and attitudes and how these relates to the way they behave. Â
The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is expanding the evidence base surrounding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression by commissioning three new research projects. [continue reading…]
The study, available online and appearing in the February issue of Nature Neuroscience, is the first to identify the specific signal that establishes nonpermanent cellular memory and reveals how the brain holds temporary information. It has implications for addiction, attention disorders and stress-related memory loss, said Dr. Don Cooper, assistant professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study conducted in mice.
Daniel Bergner is a contributing writer for the New York Times magazine. His new book, “The Other Side of Desire: Four Journeys Into the Far Realms of Lust and Longing,” will be published this month. 
This seems like a good topic as we head into the weekend. I keep reading how professional workers are doing increasingly better at reducing their levels of smoking. Unfortunately, that same group of people – e.g. your lawyer, psychologist, doctor, and accountant- is not doing half as well at controlling their intake of alcohol! Ok, ok people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones (you may be thinking), and let me be the first to admit to enjoying a wee dram of Scottish wine (that’s Scotch to the un-initiated). But recent surveys show that binge drinking is widespread and is at its most prevalent among the better-off, wine-imbibing professional classes. 