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The source explains what Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is and reports research comparing ACT with cognitive therapy (CT). In a randomized trial of 101 outpatients with moderate to severe anxiety or depression, people assigned to ACT or to CT showed large, similar improvements in depression, anxiety, daily functioning, quality…
The article explains “high-functioning anxiety” as ongoing anxiety that people hide while still doing well at work, school, or home. It says this is not an official diagnosis but can come from common anxiety disorders. The piece lists typical signs (like overpreparing, racing thoughts, insomnia, and people-pleasing), possible causes (work…
This review looks at cognitive remediation (CR), which are training methods meant to improve thinking skills in people with psychiatric disorders. It notes that thinking problems are common and hurt daily life. Over the past 50 years the evidence for CR has grown, with the clearest support for treating schizophrenia…
