Perfectionism has been linked to anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression.  Many studies have looked at how perfectionism is linked to these problems.  Perfectionism has been described as a ‘transdiagnostic’ factor that cuts across a range of psychological problems.  Perfectionism has often been broken down into two main parts: …

Exercise is widely recognized to be good for our mental health. Even a single bout boosts a positive mood and decreases negative emotions such as anger or sadness. Therefore, it is not surprising that exercise is also used as a treatment for mood disorders, including depression. A large number of …

Myocardial infarction (MI; heart attack) is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. Emotional distress, such as anxiety and depression, are common among MI patients. However, many psychological interventions for patients with cardiovascular disease still lack focus and clear evidence of their effectiveness. To improve treatments, we …

Individuals with social anxiety experience many difficulties navigating their daily lives, including in job settings. Treatments for social anxiety are not effective for everyone who experiences social anxiety, nor do they sufficiently address unemployment and other functional difficulties. Because of this, more research is needed on how to improve our …

Psychological flexibility is kind of like physical flexibility, it lets you do the things that are important to you even when there are obstacles in your way. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is thus far the method used to increase psychological flexibility and it has been shown to be effective in …

Alexithymia [from the Greek a (not) – lexis (words) – thymos (emotion); “no words for emotions”] is a term developed to describe people with marked restriction in experiencing emotions, difficulties in identifying and distinguishing their feelings from physical sensations, and a particular struggle to find appropriate words to verbalize what …

Tinnitus is the perception of a sound in the absence of an external noise.  It is a very prevalent experience; studies vary slightly but it is generally accepted that tinnitus affects between 10% and 15% of the population.  Tinnitus can affect all age groups, including children, but a person is …

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was founded in 1972 by the Swedish Association of Behaviour Therapy, thus celebrating its 50th anniversary this year (formerly: Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy). The members of the association elects the European Office of its editorial board, and a few weeks ago several new editors were appointed. …

People who have received CBT to treat their insomnia can benefit from the treatment for at least a decade­ – this we can claim, with some confidence, based on our new study­. Considering our participants had been suffering from poor sleep for more than ten years when the treatment started, …

The rapid advancement in technology has opened up exciting opportunities for psychological treatments. The combination of virtual technologies and evidenced-based psychotherapies can achieve excellent results, as evidenced by the increasingly widespread use of virtual reality-based exposure therapy. As virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) technology further mature, more complex …