8 is the average number of visits among U.S. patients receiving psychotherapy (American Journal of Psychiatry); 41% of patients in the U.S. quit psychotherapy prematurely (Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training); and 13-18 is the number of sessions required to see improvement in about 50% of patients with depression or anxiety disorders (Mental Health . . . → Read More: Did you know that …
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Stress plays an important role in the body’s immune system? When stress levels reach a tipping point, the body’s immune system fails. Chronic exposure to stress leads to anxiety, depression, and illness. However, not everyone with stress develops a disease. The degree to which our thoughts control the effect of life events on our well-being is . . . → Read More: Did you know that … Methamphetamine is illegal, relatively cheap, easy to obtain, and highly addictive. It affects the central nervous system and causes structural, chemical, and metabolic brain changes. Stress increases neurotoxicity of meth. Addiction leads to reduced cognitive performance and verbal fluency, poor attention and memory. Exposure to meth causes impairment to visual motor integration, sustained attention, and verbal . . . → Read More: Chemicals that harm with pleasure: Meth Tobacco: is legal. 70% of people who try it become addicted. 20% of deaths each year are due to smoking. Smoking has a genetic effect. It causes nausea, cough, dizziness, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and compromises the immune system. Smokers end up with panic attacks, cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, bronchitis, . . . → Read More: Chemicals that harm with pleasure: Tobacco Health Journeys guided imagery program with Blue Shield of California begun in 2000. Individuals facing one of 90 elective surgeries were sent guided imagery tapes. Here are findings from data gathered in 2000–2001; they are based on 900 completed patient surveys: while 45% of patients experienced high anxiety before listening to the tapes, less than 5% . . . → Read More: Guided imagery helps surgery patients manage anxiety and medical bills Feeling stressed? Try chamomile!1 This ‘traditional’ remedy has been around for years, but how much truth is there behind this old wives’ tale? In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000, Michael Van Ameringen and Beth Patterson draw attention to the first randomized controlled trial of chamomile for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The study, recently . . . → Read More: The calming power of Chamomile Take a look at some of these recent stress statistics, courtesy of the American Psychological Association (APA). Whether you’re stressed-out and looking for a way out, or simply curious about how stress may be affecting your life, you’re not alone … Two thirds of Americans say they are likely to seek help for stress. (APA Survey 2004) Dr. Lee Berk at the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California found that laughing lowers levels of stress hormones, and strengthens the immune system. Laughter increases levels of a hormone called beta-endorphines (which elevates mood state) by 27% and increases human growth hormone by 87%. Human growth hormone (HGH) is used to treat patients with . . . → Read More: People who laugh a lot are much healthier than those who don’t |
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