Mobile Apps May Help with Alzheimer's
You probably use mobile apps every day. Indeed, these apps can be so helpful that it makes sense that they…
Therapies
Therapy brings together the techniques and mechanisms to help change someone. In this section, you’ll find about the most relevant therapies, the approaches they follow, and the tools that they use.
Donepezil as a Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
Donepezil is a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. It was approved in Spain for this purpose in 1998.…
Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
There's a treatment for borderline personality disorder. The main characteristic of this condition is a repertoire of non-adaptive behaviors in…
Exposure Exercises for Dealing with Panic Disorder
A panic disorder is one of the conditions that most limits someone's life. This is because their daily routine ends…
Devictimizing to Disempower a Traumatic Experience
Victims of a traumatic experience go through a lot of pain and suffering. The worse part is people's attitudes towards…
Art Therapy as a Treatment for Psychosis
Field observations about art therapy as a treatment for psychosis indicate that this type of work can strengthen a patient's…
Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, the Controversy
If the figure of Sigmund Freud is important to understand the origin of psychoanalysis, the figure of Carl Gustav Jung…
Holotropic Breathwork for Well-Being
Holotropic Breathwork (a trademark) is an experiential psychotherapy technique. Experiential psychotherapy is an approach for working with mentally healthy people.…
Psychologists Go to Therapy Too
There are many different branches of psychology. A psychologist's job is to help people improve their quality of life. But…
Building Games and Their Application in Therapy
Lego and other building games have become firmly established in adult psychological therapy and in many business coaching processes. What…
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Depression Symptoms
Recent studies are showing that vagus nerve stimulation can reduce the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression. There's a significant improvement in…
The Beach Ball Metaphor for Emotional Regulation
The beach ball metaphor is very useful for regulating emotions, especially anxiety. It's a visualization strategy that also involves a bit…
Psychological Preparation to Quit Smoking
People sometimes can't quit smoking because they aren't psychologically prepared to do so. Your will may be strong but your…
Paradoxical Intention Techniques and Changing
Viktor Frankl, the father of logotherapy, proposed paradoxical intention techniques. Their goal is to mitigate the suffering caused by certain…
Psychological Therapy or Drugs
The use of psychological therapy and drugs for treating psychological disorders is often the subject of much debate. The former has…
Brief Strategic Therapy for Panic Attacks
Brief strategic therapy for panic attacks is highly effective. This psychological intervention helps you put concrete and innovative solutions into…
Reminiscence Therapy: Healing with Memories
Reminiscence therapy has become very popular in gerontology. It's a way of combining the past and the present through memories…
The Uses of Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, still carries a certain stigma, partly because of the image it has received in films and…
Adults with Autism: Psychological and Social Challenges to Well-Being
When people talk about autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it's pretty common for them to think of the challenges and needs…
Systematic Desensitization or Exposure?
Systematic desensitization and exposure are two tools psychologists use a lot. Usually, people consider them useful for putting someone in…