Good news. Research from Macquarie University suggests certain self-help treatments for social anxiety disorder may be just as effective as more traditional, therapist only treatments.

This is critical as mental health conditions such as anxiety growing in prevalence across the globe and there is need to have more innovative, cost-effective and accessible treatments.

Recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the study investigated the efficacy of pure self-help through written materials for severe social phobia and self-help augmented by five group sessions with a therapist. These conditions were compared with a waiting-list control and standard, therapist-led group therapy.

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The US new generation of mental healing expert, Pennsylvania University’s Dr. David D ?Burns once designed a set of self-diagnosis quiz for anxiety and melancholic named Bayrns melancholia detailed list (BDC)?
This self-diagnosis table might help you to diagnose whether you have anxiety or depression fast.

Please in conform to on your mood item to grade:

Not 0 mild 1 moderate 2 serious 3

1st, sad: Whether you always do feel sad or sorrowful?

2nd, is discouraged: Whether you did feel the future is uncertain?

3rd, lack of self-respect: Whether you think oneself do not have value or thinks oneself is a loser?

4th, feels inferior: Whether you think that you lacks the ability to do what you will like or different from others?

5th, compunction: Whether you all you to is to rebuke oneself ?

6th, hesitation: Whether you do not make decision?

7th, anxious restless: In this period of time you feel angry or whether not at the tip-top condition?

8th, loses the interest to the life: You lose interest in work, family, hobby or friend?

9th, loses the motivation: Whether you feel makes that you do not have the least power unable to recover after a setback?

10th, self-impression of pitiful: Whether you did think oneself is already senile or loses the charm?

11th, appetite change: Whether you did feel has a poor appetite? Or can not help overeating and overdrinking?

12th, sleep change: Whether you do lose the vigilance? Or feels lack of physical strength all day or drowsy?

13th, loses the sexual desire: Whether you have lose the natural interest?

14th, hypochondriasis: Whether you do worry own frequently health?

15th, suicide impulse: Whether you did think that living does not have any value,?

Total score: ____

After tests, please figure out your total score and selects your melancholy degree.

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