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Gateway Staff attend APA Annual Conference in San Francisco – Chris

Nathaniel Abad — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:38:24 +0000

Recently the American Psychological Association (APA) held their annual conference here in San Francisco and Gateway staff was there to take advantage of the opportunity to update our knowledge of the most recent developments in the field. Gina Gregory, LCSW and I spent the long weekend attending workshops, presentations, and discussions in order to align ourselves with the current research ...

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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar

Peter Forster — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:30:30 +0000

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar May Reduce Anxiety and Improved Cognitive Function Researchers in the Departments of Biology and Psychiatry at University of Cape Town, in Western Cape, South Africa, recently reported results from a study in which 23 bipolar patients received neuropsychological tests and functional MRI scans before and after a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy 8 week program. The study showed increased ...

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Mindfulness for Depression – Research Update

Peter Forster — Thu, 05 May 2016 17:23:03 +0000

Mindfulness has received a lot of attention recently as an approach to improving mental health in a number of conditions. But is it really effective as part of a strategy for treating serious depression? And, if so, how can we best incorporate it into treatment, given the great difficulty that many people with depression have doing even a small amount ...

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