Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy May Help Clients with Auto-Immune Issues
March 8th, 2010
Coping with the effects of an auto-immune disorder can be difficult for many clients, both within a physical and a mental scope. Finding ways to help reduce suffering and enhance quality of life for such clients has been developing significantly as a quest in psychological practices, and a recent study completed in Spain has found that CBT, or Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, may be able to aid those with the auto-immune disorder lupus. Participants involved with either CBT or regular care were assessed for their levels of stress, quality of life, relevant antibodies, and other factors relating to both psychological and physical health. The researchers found that those who received a ten-week course of CBT had improved their psychological factors along with some of their somatic symptoms through a fifteen month follow-up period, suggesting significant benefits may be delivered with this type of care.
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Along with seevral methods of therapy and medication I think what is required for such people is the availability of other people who listen to them and can give them a shoulder to lean on.
The connectivity of the mind and the body are so intertwined, it is good to see that alternative treatments are being used for patients who may think that they have already tried everything and that nothing is helping. Sounds promising.
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