Cognitive behaviour therapy - Better Health Channel.
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that helps people to change unhelpful or unhealthy thinking habits, feelings and behaviours. It involves teaching the person practical ways to help themselves achieve change. ... [... more]
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Menopause - hormone replacement therapy
Menopausal symptoms like vaginal dryness, hot flushes and night sweats can be managed with education, support, lifestyle changes and hormone therapy (HT) if required. Hormone therapy is also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT. While HT ... [... more]
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Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treats a range of mental illnesses by inducing a controlled seizure in the patient. ECT is used to treat a range of mental illnesses such as severe depression, catatonia and some forms of mania and schizophrenia. ... [... more]
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Prostate cancer - hormone therapy
Hormone therapy aims to manage prostate cancer by reducing the levels of male hormones. Options include injected and oral medications, or removal of those parts of the testicles that produce testosterone. Hormone therapy may produce undesirable ... [... more]
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Vision loss - occupational therapy
Occupational therapy for children and adults with vision impairment offers new strategies and alternative ways to do things. This helps the person with vision impairment to live a more independent life. Many organisations provide this service, ... [... more]
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Gene therapy
Genetic faults can directly cause a wide range of disorders such as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia, and may be involved in susceptibility to some cancers. Gene therapy is an experimental form of treatment that works by replacing a faulty ... [... more]
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Vision therapy
Vision therapy is used to treat problems such as lazy eye, eye alignment and coordination, and poor focus. The program involves eye tests and the use of lenses and exercises to improve a person's visual abilities. Vision therapy is most effective ... [... more]
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Bowen therapy
Bowen therapy is a remedial body technique that is gentle and relaxing. It helps the body's own healing resources to achieve balance and harmony, which can result in lasting relief from pain and discomfort. Bowen is a holistic remedial body ... [... more]
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