Articles – Self help, Mental Health and positive psychology
Browse through our directory of mental health related articles, all written, unless otherwise stated by George Maxwell, Principal CBT Therapist.
Articles from Depressioninnewdads.com, a series of articles looking at Birth trauma
Date:
7th March 2017
Reading time:
15 mins
Birth trauma and post-natal PTSD
Traumatic births are a common experience. Find out here how PTSD and other trauma symptoms can emerge following a traumatic birth.
Date:
17th January 2017
Reading time:
10 mins
Understanding your response to birth trauma
What are the symptoms of post-natal PTSD? What should we look for in our partners or ourselves? This article tells us all about what to look for in post-natal PTSD
Articles from Depressioninnewdads.com, all of the below focus upon Male Post-natal depression
Date:
16th March 2015
Reading time:
20 mins
Depression in New Dads
An introduction to Male post-natal depression – how common a problem is it and what are the signs to look out for?
Date:
27th March 2015
Reading time:
10 mins
CBT for Male PND
An introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, tailored to Male post-natal depression.
Date:
27th July 2015
Reading time:
10 mins
Formulation – Male PND
Taking you through the steps of how to break down the symptoms of Male post-natal depression into individual elements for treatment.
Date:
1st October 2015
Reading time:
10 mins
Get activated – Part 1
Behavioural activation is a key part of CBT for depression. This article explains what Behavioural Activation is and why it can be useful in the treatment of Male post-natal depression
Date:
1st October 2015
Reading time:
10 mins
Get activated – Part 2
Once you understand how changes in behaviour can keep depression going, now it’s time to do something different.
Date:
12th August 2015
Reading time:
10 mins
Setting your goals
Here we look at the importance of setting achievable goals within the context of male post-natal depression.
Date:
8th August 2015
Reading time:
10 mins
Understand your Values
“What am I even doing this for?” – If we don’t understand our Values, we can find ourselves caught in behavioural patterns that are never going to make use feel any better. Understand your Values better using the Values assessment.
Date:
28th November 2015
Reading time:
20 mins
Change your thoughts using CBT – Part 1
The first of two articles looking at how we can change negative thinking using CBT – From the perspective of Male post-natal depression.
Date:
14th February 2016
Reading time:
15 mins
Change your thoughts using CBT – Part 2
Now you can catch negative automatic thoughts – learn the techniques to change them.
Date:
23rd March 2016
Reading time:
20 mins
Problem solving in Male post-natal depression
When we’re depressed we can often feel stuck, not knowing how to move forward. Learn how to use practical problem solving techniques here.
Date:
30th April 2016
Reading time:
20 mins
Relapse prevention
Recovery is rarely a straighforward path. Read this article to find out how to understand and deal with lapses.