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Do one-session treatments work?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Although it may seem unlikely, some conditions can be successfully treated with just a single session of therapy.  There is a strong peer-reviewed evidence base for the efficacy of one-session treatments for specific phobias that has been established for some time – see for example this review article published in 2008 that summarised the results of 21…
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What is an ARFID eating disorder?

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is an ARFID eating disorder? ARFID – Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder – is an eating disorder characterised by an extreme and persistent avoidance of – or restriction to – certain foods or food groups. This disorder can have a significant negative impact on physical, social and nutritional health. ARFID v “Picky eating” ARFID should…
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Evidence for the efficacy of treatment for ARFID in Adults

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are several promising treatments for ARFID in children and adolescents – which is where most of the research has been focused – but ARFID affects individuals across the lifespan. A paper recently published in the Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, led by researchers at Harvard Medical School claims to be the first study…
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The Psychology of Happiness

Reading Time: 4 minutes How happy do you think you are? Can you be sure you know?  It sounds unlikely that you wouldn’t know something so basic about yourself but consider a study conducted at the University of Mannheim in Germany in the 1980s. Psychologist Fritz Strack and his colleagues asked university students the following two questions: “How happy…
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