Everyone has the occasional bad night’s sleep, but when could persistent tossing and turning in bed point to something more serious like insomnia? We spoke to Jason Ellis, professor in psychology at Northumbria University and director of the Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research, who highlighted some key warning signs to look out for and suggested … Read more
Los Angeles — New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting compared an AI therapist and a human therapist based on their delivery of text-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), finding that human therapists excelled over the chatbot. In the study, 75 mental health professionals and trainees completed a cross-sectional survey in which … Read more
Psoriasis, which affects approximately 7.5 million people in the United States, is a chronic, immune-mediated dermatological disorder characterized by keratinocyte hyperproliferation, often presenting as erythematous, scaly plaques on the skin. In some cases, it is accompanied by psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a seronegative oligoarthritis marked by progressive joint pain and destruction. While pharmacologic interventions, including biologic … Read more
Charity Scott, a 51-year-old trauma therapist in Los Angeles, entered menopause in May this year but has been dealing with hot flashes for about a decade. “I was working with kids as a teacher, and they’d come up to give me a hug and be like, ‘Ew, why are you all wet?’” she recalls. “The … Read more
Cognitive and behavioral techniques can improve physical function and overall well-being in patients with long-COVID. | Image Credit: wladimir1804 – stock.adobe.com Patients with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) experienced effective and safe improvements in physical function during a brief outpatient rehabilitation program that applied cognitive and behavioral approaches, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.1 … Read more