Blogs


New type of Psychotherapy now available at Tokyo Mental Health

Tokyo Mental Health will soon be offering Cognitive Analytic Therapy, a 3-month program of psychotherapy following on from assessment, as a further treatment option for clients who are interested in this very practical, goal-focused psychotherapy. Cognitive Analytic Therapy draws on  cognitive theory and techniques, psychodynamic theory such as as object-relations, and attachment theory. Please get in touch […]

Psychotherapy and Counseling for psychosis?

Nice reviewed it`s guidance for the prevention and management of Psychosis last year and we all look forward to new guidance in 2016. Interesting to note the current recommendations for psychotherapy and psychological treatment are for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for at risk mental states, and and CBT and Family Therapy for psychosis. NICE does not support […]

NICE guidance on assessment and management of Bipolar Affective Disorder

The UK National Institute of Clinical Excellence published revised guidance on the assessment and management of Bipolar Affective Disorder (or just `Bipolar Disorder`) in September last year. This is a condition which involves both episodes of depression and episodes of mania. Bipolar depression requires different treatment strategies than unipolar depression. The guidance also lays out […]

Tokyo Mental Health Blog

Welcome to the new website and blog for Tokyo Mental Health. I plan to blog here on a variety of topics that I hope might be of interest to the casual reader, as outlined below: Short posts drawing the reader`s attention to the latest research evidence in psychiatry, psychology, psychopharmacology and psychotherapy Brief outlines of […]