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Side Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). This is the technical name forthe much-feared ‘shock’ therapy. There is no doubt that ECT is often given to people who do not need it. It may also sometimes be given without anaesthesia, which is unacceptable,unethical practice. Despite these incidents of bad practice, the fact remains that that ECT is one of […]
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cognitive behavioural therapy articles
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY ‘Cognitive behavioural therapy’ (or CBT) is a method of treatment that is oftenused in the treatment of severe anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.CBT is defined as:any mode or therapy that attempts to change client’s thinking, behaviours and affectthrough the use of pragmatic implementation of sound evidence (Rogers & Gournay2002).CBT relates to […]
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Principles and practice of cognitive behaviour therapy
The cognitive theories and treatments in use today have generally followed on from Beck’s original theories. Broadly speaking, cognitive approaches to emotional disorders focus on two main areas of a person’s experience; the appraisals a person makes while in a situation, and the information processing biases that occur. In anxiety, appraisals that are made generally […]
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What is complementary and alternative therapy?
What is considered complementary and alternative therapy in one country may be considered conventional medicine in another. The Cochrane Collaboration defines complementary and alternative therapy as a ‘broad domain of healing resources that encompasses all health systems, modalities, and practices and their accompanying theories and beliefs, other than those intrinsic to the politically dominant health […]
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Electroconvulsive therapy in treating depression
The greater the number of typical features of depression, the greater likelihood of a good response to electroconvulsive therapy Electroconvulsive therapy is particularly effective in treating depression with psychotic features Patients who do not respond to antidepressant drugs may respond to electroconvulsive therapy It is essential to continue drug treatment with antidepressants after a successful […]
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Rogers’ person-centred therapy
Rogers’ person-centred therapy (1959) The aim of this approach is to facilitate personal growth through the relationship between the therapist and the client. The focus is very much on the present rather than the past. Of all the therapies, this is the least directive, because Rogers felt that true personal growth would only occur when […]
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Kelly’s personal construct therapy
Kelly (1955): personal construct therapy.This theory has led to the formulation of therapies which can be seen as broadly cognitive in their approach, although Kelly is regarded by some as a humanistic psychologist because of his emphasis on the importance of experience and individuality. According to Kelly, our view of the world and of ourselves […]
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Ellis: Rational-emotive therapy
Ellis (1962, 1991): Rational-emotive therapy.Another type of cognitive restructuring stems from the work of Ellis, who argued that people who suffer from mental disorders have irrational beliefs which lead to inappropriate emotions such as depression and guilt. If they develop instead a dispute system to challenge these beliefs, they will no longer suffer such emotional […]
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What is Aversion therapy?
Aversion therapy, on the other hand, is used to increase the level of fear associated with carrying out unwanted behaviours, such as those occurring in substance abuse (which includes alcoholism, tobacco smoking and the use of psychoactive drugs) and sexual deviance. Alcoholism, for example, may be treated by administering an emetic (a drug that induces […]
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What is Play therapy
This is based on work by Anna Freud (1952) and Melanie Klein. The idea is to allow earlier feelings and conflicts to emerge in children by using play as a means of communication. Play, as a method of uncensored communication, replaces the techniques of dream analysis and free association used with adults. Toys, such as […]
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