CBT for panic disorder A-Z interventions and conditions The cognitive component of CBT helps patients to understand how the way they think about their symptoms affects their experience
Exercise: depression A-Z interventions and conditions Regular exercise programs improve mood and activity level in people with mild to moderate depression and more exercise sessions have a greater effect on mood than fewer sessions
Internet based or computerised CBT (iCBT or CCBT): depression and anxiety A-Z interventions and conditions About 85% of patients with depression have significant anxiety and iCBT may be useful for rural patients and those with mobility issues
Music for insomnia in adults A-Z interventions and conditions German composer Max Richter released ‘Sleep’, an eight-hour ‘lullaby for a frenetic world’ and at the world premiere in London, listeners were offered beds instead of chairs
Psychological treatments for postnatal depression A-Z interventions and conditions About 13% of mothers experience postnatal depression (PND) in the first year after childbirth. Untreated PND can negatively affect mother-child bonding, shorten breastfeeding duration, lead to marital difficulties and increase the risk of future depression
Antenatal perineal massage: reduce perineal injury during childbirth A-Z interventions and conditions Although current recommendations advise avoiding routine episiotomies, rates of episiotomy vary greatly around the world
Education about joint protection strategies: hand osteoarthritis A-Z interventions and conditions Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability in older adults, joint protection is a part of osteoarthritis self-management
Exercise for preventing recurrent ankle sprain A-Z interventions and conditions Ankle injuries are the most common injuries across a wide variety of sports and it has been estimated that about 25% of all injuries across all sports are ankle injuries
Pelvic floor muscle training: pelvic organ prolapse A-Z interventions and conditions Pelvic organ prolapse occurs to some degree in 50% of parous women
Pelvic floor muscle training: urinary incontinence A-Z interventions and conditions Estimates suggest that over 4 million Australians over 15 years of age are living with some degree of urinary incontinence (around 37% of women and 13% of men)