Tag: Cognition and Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive Therapy by Phone, Web May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
Mean IBS Symptom Severity Score reduced for telephone-, web-CBT versus treatment as usual
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Cognitive Screening in Older Adults
Draft recommendation statement says evidence inadequate for weighing benefits, harms of screening
Greater Cognitive Decline Seen in Seniors Unaware of Having HTN
Those on antihypertensive treatment have smaller cognition decline, similar to those without HTN
Evidence Says Antipsychotics Do Not Prevent Delirium in Adults
Evidence also refutes routine use of haloperidol, second-generation antipsychotics for tx of delirium
Smaller + Larger Infarctions May Escalate Later Cognitive Decline
Cognitive decline associated with only smaller, only larger infarctions did not differ from no infarctions
Periop Covert Stroke ID’d in 7 Percent of Older Surgery Patients
Perioperative covert stroke tied to increased risk for cognitive decline one year after surgery
Psychotherapy Alone First Line of Treatment for Depressed Youth
Adding fluoxetine to cognitive behavioral therapy did not further reduce depressive symptoms
Major Surgery Linked to Lasting Change in Cognitive Trajectory
Major surgery on average tied to additional decline equivalent to less than five months of cognitive aging
Cognitive Therapy Effective for Internet Game Addiction
Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy helpful for treating a range of internet addictions
Flexible Family Visitation Policy Does Not Cut Delirium in ICU
For family members, anxiety and depression scores were significantly better with flexible visitation policy
