Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...

Applied behavior analysis has become one of Medicaid’s fastest-growing costs, prompting cuts that families say threaten ...

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Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy suggests that all behaviors occur due to learning them from ...

ADHD family therapy can involve attending therapy together with your child or separate parent sessions, depending on the age and needs of your child. This is because younger children may not be mature ...

A comprehensive meta-analysis of 43 trials reveals that organizational strategies, third-wave therapy, and problem-solving techniques are among the most effective cognitive-behavioral therapy ...

Self-harm or self-injury means hurting yourself on purpose. One common method is cutting with a sharp object. But any time someone deliberately hurts themself is classified as self-harm. Some people ...

A meta-analysis of over 130 studies showed that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was effective in improving mental health for cancer patients and survivors. This effect seemed to be stronger for ...

Ryan C. Ungaro, MD, associate professor of medicine and director of clinical research in gastroenterology, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and Laurie Keefer, PhD, professor ...

At Mindful Pieces Behavior Therapy in Indianapolis, we provide play-based ABA therapy for children ages 2–6 in a warm, supportive environment. Our Board Certified Behavior Analysts use naturalistic, ...

A national advisory organization has come down on the side of behavioral interventions, not obesity medications, to help children 6 and older with high BMI improve their health, wading into the debate ...