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Health Encyclopedia: Anxiety Disorders Treatment

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Anxiety disorders require treatment. Simply trying to talk oneself out of anxiety is as futile as trying to talk oneself out of a heart or stomach problem. Most anxiety disorders, especially phobias, respond well to treatment. They may, however, require long-term treatment. For instance, one study reported that two-thirds of patients with GAD who were treated for only 6 weeks had a recurrence, and half of these patients required additional medications. Nevertheless, most patients do not...

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Antidepressants Don't Work

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Apologies if the title startled you, but last week, some headlines that shared this or similar... Read more »

New Research on Treating Children with Anxiety

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Traditional treatment for children with anxiety includes cognitive behavioral therapy and... Read more »

Children with Anxiety: IEPs in School

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

When children suffer from anxiety disorder, their school performance may also suffer. Anxiety... Read more »

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What do you think of web based therapy?

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

I read an interesting article the other day on the effectiveness of web based therapy. Via the... Read more »

Cognitive Behavoir Therapy Shown Best for Seasonal Affective Disorder

By Teri Robert , Health Expert

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of severe recurrent depression that occurs annually in... Read more »

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Psychotherapy for Depression

PsychotherapyAmong the various psychotherapies, cognitive-behavioral therapy appears to be the most effective approach. If psychotherapy is used alone without medications, benefits should be evident... Read more »

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Treatment

A combination of a psychostimulant, most commonly methylphenidate (Ritalin), and cognitive-behavioral therapy is proving to be the best option for treatment of children with ADHD.In 1999, a... Read more »

Fibromyalgia: Behavioral Therapy

Behavioral TherapyStudies continue to show that when fibromyalgia patients deal with the specific conditions of their disorder and their lives, they feel better. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Resources

www3.niaid.nih.gov -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseaseswww.cdc.gov/cfs - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome informationwww.cfids.org --... Read more »

Alcoholism: Therapy

TherapyStandard forms of therapy for alcoholism include:Cognitive-behavioral therapyCombined behavioral interventionInteractional group psychotherapy based on the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12-step... Read more »

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