Background: Antidepressants can have an effect on depressive symptoms in participants with comorbid drug or alcohol dependence and mood disorder, but their effect on drug use is not known. It has been suggested that adding psychosocial intervention to antidepressants would enhance the effect on d...

The evidence base for behavioral activation (BA) as a front-line treatment for depression is grounded in individual delivery. No valid previous meta-analytic reviews of BA delivered in groups have been conducted. This study therefore examined the efficacy and acceptability of group BA drawn from ...

Aim: Recent findings from systematic reviews and primary research studies have shown more modest effects of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for youth depression than previously shown, highlighting the need to further enhance the effectiveness of this intervention, or components of this interv...

The evidence base for behavioral activation (BA) as a front-line treatment for depression is grounded in individual delivery. No valid previous meta-analytic reviews of BA delivered in groups have been conducted. This study therefore examined the efficacy and acceptability of group BA drawn from ...

Dairy foods have been linked to Parkinson's disease (PD), and a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies on dairy foods intake and PD risk was conducted. Eligible studies were identified in a literature search of EMBASE and PubMed up to April 2014. Seven results from prospective studies were i...

Background: Social media are an increasingly commonly used platform for delivering health promotion interventions. Although recent research has focused on the effectiveness of social media interventions for health promotion, very little is known about the optimal content within such interventions...

OBJECTIVE: To provide an up-to-date research analysis on equine-assisted therapies and horse riding simulation exercise in older adults, and to suggest future directions in clinical practice and research. TYPE: Systematic review. LITERATURE SURVEY: A comprehensive search of studies was performed ...

The purpose of this article was to systematically review the literature on the effects of biofeedback therapy on anger. Biofeedback methods are shown to be effective in the treatment of a number of health conditions; however, a systematic review of biofeedback therapies on anger management has ye...

BACKGROUND: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common, unpleasant phenomenon and current therapies are not always effective for all patients. Aromatherapy has been suggested as an addition to the available treatment strategies. This review was originally published in 2012 and updated i...

The ability to retrieve specific, single-incident autobiographical memories has been consistently posited as a predictor of recurrent depression. Elucidating the role of autobiographical memory specificity in patient-response to depressive treatments may improve treatment efficacy and facilitate ...