Authors: Joanna Moncrieff, Ruth E. Cooper, Tom Stockmann, Simone Amendola, Michael P. Hengartner & Mark A. Horowitz Publication: Molecular Psychiatry (2022)Cite this article Date: 20 July 2022 This article is clear summary of the scientific facts regarding the serotonin theory of depression, and how this theory no…
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Joanna Moncrieff and Dr Mark Horowitz (both UCL Psychiatry) report on their new research showing no clear evidence that serotonin levels or serotonin activity are responsible for depression. This article is a clear and concise…
I recently read this article on the experience our older adults have with depression. It is a well written article detailing the differences older adults experience with depression. The publishes, National Institute of Aging, shares “Depression in older adults may…
Author: Timothy P Carmody 1, Carol Duncan, Joel A Simon, Sharon Solkowitz, Joy Huggins, Sharon Lee, Kevin Delucchi This randomized controlled trial study was conducted to compare the results of patients who wanted to stop smoking when their therapy was either a combination of counselling therapy and…
Author: C S Ginandes 1, D I Rosenthal This is another clinical study looking at the results of using hypnosis within a clearly medical setting, with the intention of understanding if hypnosis does n fact make a different to physical healing and…
Authors: Carol Ginandes 1, Patricia Brooks, William Sando, Christopher Jones, John Aker Medical hypnosis has been researched for decades, although most of the studies have focused on various functional applications. For example: reducing anxiety pre medical procedure, pain reduction, introduction to anesthesia etc. However, these…
Understanding how teenagers and young adults make the poor decisions they do is critical in life and therapy situations. Blaming their brain structure is not enough. Building the right neuron pathways is a great help.
July 2022 A message from our President Dear ISPA Community, As I sit here writing this introduction to our newsletter I am reminded just how much has happened in the first half of 2022. Yes, the word ‘unprecedented’ remains overused,…
An article about one of man’s psychological enemies! The Common Enemy Author Terence Watts, published by The Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy This article will probably benefit the newer therapist more than the ‘seasoned professional’. This article was so…
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