A new study by psychologist Pia Callesen, published in the reputable journal Scientific Reports in Nature (2020), shows that Metacognitive Therapy is way more effective in treating depression than usual treatment.
Do you make shopping lists? Do you use your calendar for planning? Or do you otherwise tend to write down your thoughts? Good! Writing things down can help you become more mindful and consciously aware. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Behaviors, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Meditation, Memory, Personal Development, Psychology
Tagged mindfulness, shopping lists, writing
How aware of your emotions are you?
People who are consciously aware of their emotions deal with them more effectively. This idea is supported by a recent survey study by Claudia Subic-Wrana and co-workers (2014) of almost 2,000 participants (a representative sample of the German general population). Continue reading
Repeat the word milk for 45 seconds or more (remember to say it out loud), and you will find that the word begins to lose its meaning. It’s called the Milk Milk Milk exercise, and it is just one of many word repetition exercises. Try it yourself before you read any further… did the word milk lose its meaning? Continue reading
Thoughts are just thoughts.
Learned helplessness happens when people expect that bad events will happen and that there is nothing they can do to prevent them from happening Continue reading
In a study by Van Mill and colleagues (2013), the authors examined the impact of sleep disturbances on the course of anxiety and depressive disorders. The sleep durations of over 1,000 individuals with depressive and/or anxiety disorders, over a period of two years, were examined. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Depression, Sleep
Tagged research, sleep disturbances
When we face stressful life events, we typically use many kinds of coping strategies to deal with them. Sometimes we confront problems, and sometimes we avoid problems. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Coping, Depression, Mental Health, Stress
Tagged coping, emotion-focused, emotions, problem-focused, stress
In this article, I will try to sum up some evolutionary theories of depression. Have people always been depressed, or how is it? Continue reading
My name is Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology.
