Online therapy with doctors and patients connecting in real time can be effective, which may open the door for thousands of patients to get help, experts say. In a study of cognitive-behavioral therapy, 300 depressed British patients received either in-person meetings or web-based treatment. Researchers found that after follow up, 38 percent of the people who had received web-based treatment recovered from depression, compared to 24 percent in the control group. Experts say this finding could...
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A diagnosis of depression is based on symptoms meeting specific criteria. [See Introduction section of this report.] Many people who are depressed... Read more »
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Whenever there is a discussion on the treatment of ADHD, especially for children, the term “behavior modification” will normally come up. But... Read more »