Andres Fonseca summarises a recent RCT which finds that apps for depression and anxiety in an IAPT service can be effective and cost effective.
[read the full story...]Are apps for depression and anxiety worth the money?
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Dental anxiety in paediatric patients: Is cognitive behavioural therapy effective?
This review of cognitive behavioural therapy(CBT) for dental anxiety and dental phobia in children identified 6 RCTs suggesting it therapy produces better anxiety reduction than diverse behavioural management techniques. However the available evidence is of low quality.
[read the full story...]Smoking cessation interventions for head and neck cancer patients
This review of smoking cessation for patients with head and neck cancer included 8 studies ( 3 RCTs) and suggests that those receiving counseling had a 26% higher quit rate than with controls
[read the full story...]Are Internet interventions cost-effective for mental health?
Chris Sampson looks at a systematic review of the economics of Internet interventions for common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.
[read the full story...]Fear-avoidance beliefs in low back pain
In his debut blog, Ian Stevens discusses a systematic review, conducted to assess the influence of fear-avoidance beliefs on the outcome of various treatments in RCTs in patients with low back pain.
[read the full story...]New manual for cognitive behavioural treatment in people with learning disabilities published online
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used in mainstream services and the evidence for its effectiveness is growing. For people with learning disabilities, there is a growing evidence base for in relation to psychological interventions more generally, although much of the much of the research on CBT has come from forensic secure units. CBT Randomised controlled [read the full story…]