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Psychology - Health - 14.10.2022
Pioneering clinical trial to test virtual reality psychotherapy for young people with depression
Pioneering clinical trial to test virtual reality psychotherapy for young people with depression
Some studies reveal worrying numbers of young people with symptoms of depression. For this reason, a clinical trial coordinated by Guillem Feixas, professor at the Faculty of Psychology and the Institute of Neurosciences ( UBNeuro ) of the UB, and Adrián Montesano, lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the Open University of Catalonia , is trying to find new tools to improve psychological treatment for this population.

Psychology - 25.05.2022
Prevention of hopelessness is a key factor in reducing loneliness in old age
Prevention of hopelessness is a key factor in reducing loneliness in old age
A research led by Professor Juan Carlos Meléndez, from the Department of Evolutionary Psychology of the University of Valencia (UV), concludes that in hopelessness (set of negative cognitive schemas

Health - Psychology - 09.05.2022
New psychological therapy to be efficient in women with fibromyalgia and symptoms of depression
New psychological therapy to be efficient in women with fibromyalgia and symptoms of depression
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatological disease of unknown origin, which features a chronic pain, and it usually goes together with depression symptoms. It mainly affects women and does not have a cure, although several treatments can alleviate the symptoms. Cognitive-behavioural psychological therapty is one of the tools that have proved efficient when treating this pathology.