[Client Review] Depression and Anxiety Intervention in Malaysia - Client SF

 

在New Mind 接受了一年的催眠治疗还有脑电波回馈治疗。这里的治疗师都很专业和礼貌。感谢Hiro, Jun Ming, Suki。认识New Mind的治疗师们后，我才发现我的忧郁症和焦虑症的源头来自于我的心理创伤。曾经发生的事情原来不能像电脑系统那样一键删除。即使开启了遗忘模式强逼自己放下那些不开心的事情，最终，身、心也不曾忘记。来到这里，我才察觉到这些在我成长过程中经历的重大事件已默默、深深影响了我的生活。除了药物治疗，我也接受心理治疗。我必须承认两者需要一起进行才能获得更好的效果。我相信每个人都有自己的故事，只是不是每个人都想提起。那些不愉快的事情，我们终究要接受才能让自己的情绪有个出口。走出沮丧这个阶段，也许就找到了内心的平静也没有必要一直把自己困在悲伤里长期饱受心灵上的痛苦与折磨。创伤它虽然给我们带来伤害但，也可以不专注与创伤这个污点，我们能更多的专注于生活的各种细节。结束在New Mind的治疗，我希望自己能够坦然面对以后面遇到的困难。祝福New Mind 的成员。谢谢你们。

I received hypnotherapy and brain training for a year at New Mind. The therapists here are professional and friendly. A big thanks to Hiro, Jun Ming, Suki. Before I met the therapists at New Mind, I discovered that I was suffering from depression and anxiety. Things that have happened can’t be deleted with one click like a computer system. Here, I discovered that these events that I experienced during my growth process have profoundly affected my life. In addition to medication, I also received psychotherapy. Trauma can hurt us at the same time, we can also not focus on the taint of trauma. We can focus more on various details of life. After my treatment at New Mind, I hope I can face the difficulties in the future calmly. Best wishes to the members of New Mind. thank you all.

 

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[Review] 马来西亚脑波反馈疗法改善读写障碍症状 Dyslexia and Attention Training Malaysia - Sim Children

 

My youngest son has dyslexia and very hard to control his mood. After sending him for Clinical Neurofeedback training (brain training), his temper is more stable, can sit down to do his homework. This can be seen after his 2-3 treatment. Now his memory is better and can recognize more Chinese word.

After the Clinical Neurofeedback (brain training), same happened to my eldest son when was diagnosed depression few years ago. He passed his IGCSE exam with 4A and preparing to college this April. He’s doing his part time now. He now can handle pressure of work and study.

I started to realize everyone is born with a different brain and it is nobody’s fault and I’m happy that finally provide a solution to these without relying on medication.

 

我的小儿子患有阅读障碍，很难控制自己的情绪。在送他进行脑部训练后，他的脾气更加稳定，可以坐下来做功课。这可以在他2-3次治疗后看到。现在他的记忆力更好了，可以识别更多的中文单词。

经过脑部训练后，几年前被诊断出患有抑郁症的长子也发生了同样的事情。他以4A通过了IGCSE考试，并准备在今年4月上大学。他现在在兼职打工。他现在还可以应付工作和学习的压力。

 我开始意识到每个人天生都有不同的大脑，这不是谁的错，我很高兴终于在不依靠药物的情况下为这些问题提供了解决方案。

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[Review] 马来西亚临床催眠治疗改善忧郁与焦虑症症状Depression and Anxiety Treatment Malaysia - Ms W Case

 

I have been suffering from insomnia, anxiety and depression since the beginning of 2020. I started losing my interest in life, being unhappy every day and afraid to fall asleep as I know I’m an insomniac. Insomnia is really awful, I would have no energy and low concentration to carry out daily activities and my temperament deteriorated. Then, I began to accept psychological treatment in May and have tried a variety of ways to improve my problems, yet, my conditions seem to have no improvement. I once saw New Mind and Mr. Hiro’s hypnotherapy treatment on Facebook, and I decided to try it. After 12 sessions of mind training (clinical neurofeedback) and 6 sessions of hypnotherapy, I realized my conditions started to change gradually and getting better within the 6 months, which include the issue of insomnia, personality and thoughts. I’m very pleased as I will always learn a lot of new ideas and information from Mr. Hiro’s hypnotherapy session. I’m sincerely grateful for him and his team. I hope that I would be able to slowly get rid of the medicines prescribed by other psychiatrists.

** Please note that the hypnotherapy provided by New Mind doesn’t require any medication, so there will be no side effects. 

 

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[Review] Depression Treatment with Clinical Hypnotherapy | Malaysia - WC Case

My life was a vicious cycle of dullness and hopelessness. I showed no interest in most things, withdrawn from any social contact, and minimized interaction with colleagues even at work. At home, I indulged myself in the internet and music — essentially just living in my own world, away from other any contact, because of my depression. About two or three years ago, I did make an effort to address my condition, which led me to seek past life regression. That did not work out.

My life came to a standstill until I came across hypnotherapy by Hiro Koo. After four sessions, I am already driven to change. I began joining courses and clubs, opening up my social circle. I am able to face and accept my emotion; my confidence is boosted. My attitude turned 180°: I became more positive, more outgoing and more willing to try new things.

What I find valuable or unique in hypnotherapy is how accurate the “analysis” was. Throughout the sessions, Hiro has been able to identify qualities within me that even I was barely aware of. It has helped me to become more aware of my own strengths and weaknesses. I would recommend hypnotherapy to people who need help simply because of its logic-driven nature: it helps you find your own flaws, which led to the root causes of all problems that you can address to improve yourself. Though hypnotherapy is helpful for my condition, it is even more helpful for me to use techniques learnt from Hiro to change for the better, develop a positive mindset, and listen to my feelings — all of which important to improve my own wellbeing.

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Beating depression the natural way - EEG biofeedback training

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) is important for "cognitive" and "executive" functions such as working memory, intention formation, goal-directed action, abstract reasoning, and attentional control. It is also known that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) plays an important role in top-down regulation of emotional processing as part of the more extensive cognitive network that is also critically involved in emotion regulation, particularly by distraction from the emotional stimulus. This dlPFC is important for the reappraisal/suppression of negative affect and a defect in this regulation of negative affect due to a dysfunction of the dlPFC appears to play a very important role in clinical depression. 

Modification of a negative attentional bias by cognitive training alters dlPFC activity in response to emotional stimuli and this is likely the primary result of successful treatment by means of cognitive and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies. AThe results of a recent study examining the effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the left dlPFC on temporary reduction of negative attentional bias during learning in depressed versus non-depressed college students supports the suggestion that tDCS may actually enhance the learning of cognitive-behavioural therapeutic strategies.

 While there is some strong evidence suggesting that a reduction in dlPFC activity and/or over-activity of the vmPFC may play a major role in the development of depression brain imaging studies continue to reveal other areas of the brain that are also involved in depressed mood and suggest that depression is largely a result of reduced activation/metabolism in a number of brain areas and reports of increased activation of any particular brain area have not consistently been associated with depression. Anxiety, on the other hand, correlates with increased regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in posterior cingulate and bilateral inferior parietal lobules. Since comorbid depression and anxiety are quite common, it is important to recognize the different areas that are activated or inhibited by both depression and anxiety.

Electroencephalographic (EEG) studies have largely confirmed these findings by demonstrating increased alpha (8-12 Hz) EEG relative power in the left frontal regions of the brains to be associated with dysthymia and major depressive disorder (MDD) as well as the onset of depression in patients with damage to the left frontal lobe. Since alpha is generally viewed as a cortical idling rhythm and is inversely related to neuronal activity, increased left frontal alpha results in deactivation of the left prefrontal cortex and a functional dominance of the right prefrontal cortex. Indeed, a number of brain researchers have suggested a laterality of the brain’s affective system; with negative emotions having a bias in activating the right hemisphere and positive emotions activating the left hemisphere. The left frontal lobes may be considered to include an “approach behavior” circuit whereas the right frontal lobes may include an “avoidance-behavior” circuit. As the left becomes more active, we tend to see things as generally more interesting, more rewarding, more approachable (i.e., the cup as half-full). In contrast, activation of the right circuit causes us to see things as potentially more dangerous and less rewarding (i.e., the cup as half-empty). Brain research suggests that a person's mood may largely depend on which side of the prefrontal cortex is more active.

In this vein, Henriques & Davidson (1990, 1991) examined frontal EEG asymmetry in currently depressed versus never depressed individuals and found elevated left frontal alpha power in the depressed individuals. Other researchers have confirmed these findings as well as observing that individual differences in frontal asymmetry emerge early in life and are associated with individual differences in “approach-withdrawal” behavior and the “introversion-extroversion” personality dimension. Taken together, these findings suggest that EEG asymmetry marked by relative left frontal hypoactivation may be a biological marker of familial and, possibly genetic risk for mood disorders. 

EEG biofeedback or Neurofeedback is direct training of brain function, by which the brain learns to function more efficiently. We observe the brain in action from moment to moment. We show that information back to the person. And we reward the brain for changing its own activity to more appropriate patterns. This is a gradual learning process. It applies to any aspect of brain function that we can measure. Neurofeedback is also called EEG Biofeedback, because it is based on electrical brain activity, the electroencephalogram, or EEG. Neurofeedback is training in self-regulation. It is simply biofeedback applied to the brain directly. Self-regulation is a necessary part of good brain function. Self-regulation training allows the system (the central nervous system) to function better.
Neurofeedback addresses problems of brain disregulation. These happen to be numerous. They include the anxiety-depression spectrum, attention deficits, behavior disorders, various sleep disorders, headaches and migraines, PMS and emotional disturbances. It is also useful for organic brain conditions such as seizures, the autism spectrum, and cerebral palsy.

We offer brainwaves assessment service. It is a tool that designed to give the client’s subconscious mind a voice, and allow the Clinical Hypnotherapist to reveal the various underlying factors that shape the client’s cognitive abilities, emotional responses and automatic behavior. Contact us now for more info.


Source:
http://www.edmontonneurotherapy.com/treatment_depression.html
http://www.eeginfo.com/what-is-neurofeedback.jsp

Treatment-Resistant Depression Might Be ADHD

Sometimes the simplest explanation is the best.

Here’s an example: if you have depression that’s not responding to treatment, the core issue you’re dealing with might not be depression at all.

Medscape is reporting on some interesting research just presented at the 2016 Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Conference. It turns out a lot of people who seek help for depression but don’t respond well to antidepressants might in fact have undiagnosed ADHD.

The study looked at 105 people between the ages of 17 and 71 who were referred to a clinic for mood and anxiety disorders. Although none of the patients were referred for ADHD, an assessment found that 22.6% of them had undiagnosed ADHD.

The results also suggested that patients with less successful treatment histories were more likely to have undetected ADHD. Specifically, patients who had received more diagnoses, tried more medications, and tried more SSRIs were more likely to have ADHD.

Among people referred for treatment-resistant depression in particular, those who had received more diagnoses, tried more medications unsuccessfully, tried at least one SSRI unsuccessfully, and been diagnosed with social anxiety had the highest rates of undiagnosed ADHD.

This research highlights an important point: many people with undiagnosed ADHD initially seek help for depression and/or anxiety.

That’s how I first found out I had ADHD. I was lucky to have a doctor who was able to start untangling what was really going on, that depression and anxiety weren’t the whole story.

Unfortunately, many people with ADHD seek treatment for depression or anxiety, and that’s what they get. They try failed med after failed med. They don’t get the answers they’re looking for, just a bunch of SSRIs that don’t work, because SSRIs don’t treat ADHD.

It’s easy to misdiagnose ADHD as depression not just because adult ADHD is a newer and somewhat complicated diagnosis but also because ADHD and depression can look similar.

First, there’s the fact that undiagnosed ADHD often leads to depression. It’s pretty damn depressing to feel like you can’t get your life together, like you’re destined for failure for reasons you don’t understand. It can feel downright hopeless to think you’re too lazy to create the kind of life you want but at the same time there’s no amount of work you can do to make yourself not lazy.

Then there’s the overlap in actual symptoms between ADHD and depression. People with ADHD and depression both struggle with motivation. The understimulation and boredom-proneness of ADHD can look similar to the anhedonia of depression. And inattention can be associated with depression, not just ADHD.

Despite these similarities, though, ADHD and depression are very different in terms of brain chemistry. No amount of antidepressants are going to treat ADHD. Treating ADHD like depression leads to doctors prescribing failed med after failed med until the patient just gives up on treatment altogether.

There are also big differences in terms of symptoms. Maybe most importantly, ADHD is a chronic condition that begins in childhood. It might make itself known in different ways, but a doctor and patient working together should be able to find a running thread of symptoms through the patient’s life. ADHD is like the worst kind of house guest – it shows up early, makes your life hard, and never leaves. The showing up early and never leaving parts in particular are aspects of the disorder a good doctor can use to distinguish ADHD from depression.

But many people with ADHD never do get past a misdiagnosis of depression. The fact that almost a quarter of the patients in this study had undiagnosed ADHD despite the fact that none of them were referred for ADHD shows that there’s still a lot of work to be done in raising awareness about adult ADHD, and that doing this work will help a lot of people.

How did you get diagnosed with ADHD? Did you seek help for depression or anxiety, or did you know you had ADHD? Please share in the comments!

Source:

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/adhd-millennial/2016/04/treatment-resistant-depression-might-be-adhd/