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.
Date:
4th September 2019
Can EMDR help with Social Anxiety?
EMDR has been shown to be an effective treatment for a range of Anxiety based conditions. Here I look at how self-administered EMDR cured my own social anxiety.
Date:
27th February 2019
25 unhelpful thinking styles and how to change them
Depression, anxiety and other problems can get maintained by changes in the way we think. This article looks at unhelpful thinking habits and how to challenge them
Date:
17th June 2019
Can EMDR help with Depression?
EMDR is an effective treatment for Anxiety disorders. This article looks at how it can also work with difficult memories which contribute to depression.
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.