Sherwin Nuland: My history of electroshock therapy – www.ted.com Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression — including his own. Its a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes — including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http

 

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse

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This book presents an innovative eight-session program that has been clinically proven to bolster recovery from depression and prevent relapse. Developed by leading scientist-practitioners, and solidly grounded in current psychological research, the

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Cognitive Therapy of Depression (The Guilford Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology Series)

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This bestselling, classic work offers a definitive presentation of the theory and practice of cognitive therapy for depression. Aaron T. Beck and his associates set forth their seminal argument that depression arises from a “cognitive triad” of error

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Electroshock therapy: treats depression, unlocks mysteries of the brain

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Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, has been used to jolt severely and persistently depressed patients from their disabling mood state for more than seven decades. And while the treatment is considered highly effective, psychiatrists and mental health …
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Shock Therapy's Effect On Depressed Brain Explained By New Electroconvulsive …

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While "shock therapy" has been used in psychiatry for more than 70 years, researchers had little idea how the controversial treatment worked to treat depression. Now, scientists say they may have solved the mystery. The therapy, which provides …
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GPs devise new treatment to beat depression. It's called gardening

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"Drug therapy can be really expensive, but gardening costs little and anyone can do it," said Sir Richard, who is a patron of Thrive, a national charity that provides gardening therapy. The idea is the latest in a long line of offbeat ideas aimed at …
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