(Reuters Health) - - People should opt for face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy if they're looking for the fastest way to address their binge eating disorder, suggests a new study from Germany.

Researchers found that while an internet-based self-help program did help people binge eat less often, face-to-face therapy led to a larger and faster reduction in binge eating episodes.

"Although there is evidence that structured self-help treatments based on cognitive-behavioral therapy may be effective for patients, it was unclear how the effects of an Internet-based application are in comparison with cognitive-behavioral therapy," said senior author Anja Hilbert, of the University of Leipzig Medical Center.

People with binge eating disorder repeatedly eat very large quantities of food in a short period of time, Hilbert and colleagues write in JAMA Psychiatry.

About 1.9 percent of people around the world will have binge eating disorder during their lives, they add.

"Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the most well-established treatment for adultswith binge-eating disorder," Hilbert told Reuters Health in an email.

Self-help programs also showed promise in some research, however.

For the new study, the researchers randomly assigned 178 overweight or obese patients with binge eating disorder to participate in 20 50-minute face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy sessions or 11 internet-based self-help sessions. The treatments took four months.

Hilbert said the face-to-face therapy was delivered during individual sessions and focused on nutrition, body image and stress. The self-help program on the internet covered similar topics and patients could move through the program at their own pace. Those in the self-help group met with a specialist before starting the program and also received weekly emails.

At the start of the study, the participants reported an average of 14 days with binge eating episodes during the past 28 days. By the end of treatment, that fell to about 4 days among those in the self-help group and about 2 days among the cognitive-behavioral therapy group.

After six months, those in the self-help group reported an average of about 5 binge eating days during the past 28 days, compared to about 3 among the cognitive-behavioral therapy group.

The proportion of patients who were no longer binge eating was also higher among those in the cognitive-behavioral therapy group than among those in the self-help group at both points.

In an analysis of 116 of the patients followed for a year and a half, there was no difference between the two groups.

Hilbert said the better results among the cognitive-behavioral therapy group are likely due to it being more intense than self-help and being paired with therapist support.

She said the results showing cognitive-behavioral therapy worked faster than self-help should be considered during treatment decisions since patients usually need their problems resolved as early as possible.

"However, (self-help) was confirmed as a viable alternativeto (cognitive-behavioral therapy), and may be offered to patients with reduced access to (cognitive-behavioral therapy) or who do not wish to participate in an individual psychotherapy," she said.

Dr. Evelyn Attia, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, said it's important to explore other treatments for binge eating disorder since cognitive-behavioral therapy may not always be available.

"If somebody with binge eating disorder walked into a doctor's office, there are a range of treatments that are shown to be helpful," said Attia, who was not involved with the new study.

For example, she said, some people may be prescribed medications found to help people with binge eating disorder, including antidepressants and the stimulant marketed by Shire as Vyvanse, which was approved in 2015 for use in people with moderate to severe binge eating disorder.

Attia also echoed the author's statement that self-help programs should not be discounted. This study also showed a significant reduction in the self-help group - and electronic programs have improved since this study was conducted, she said.

SOURCE: bit.ly/2viWskg JAMA Psychiatry, online August 2, 2017.

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Pamela Anderson wants to help young fans embrace the skin they're in by writing a new self-help guide.

The Baywatch actress and model, 50, admits she is concerned about how much youths rely on social media 'likes' for validation, and while she used to think sites like Twitter and Instagram were "crap", she has now decided to use the popularity of her accounts for a real purpose, like her protests against fur and animal abuse, instead of self-promotion."It's not for personal reasons, but all the things I believe in," she tells W magazine. "That's the difference." And she is eager to teach youngsters all about building up their self-confidence by urging them to put their phones down."I worry about young people whose self-worth is based on how many followers they have or how many likes they have," she says. "That's why I'm writing a book right now called The Sensual Revolution which is about desensitisation."It's just amazing, the statistics and what people are going through right now, and how young people are experiencing fame in this bizarre way."Pamela, a mother of two boys, reveals she has practised disconnecting from the Internet in her personal life, once going six months without using a computer or cell phone, while she once even turned down a film project because producers made reference to her social media following in her contract.The Sensual Revolution won't be Pamela's first book venture - she previously penned fiction releases Star: A Novel and Star Struck, and co-wrote 2015's Raw, a collection of poetry and stories about sex and romance.

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(Reuters Health) - - People should opt for face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy if they're looking for the fastest way to address their binge eating disorder, suggests a new study from Germany.

Researchers found that while an internet-based self-help program did help people binge eat less often, face-to-face therapy led to a larger and faster reduction in binge eating episodes.

"Although there is evidence that structured self-help treatments based on cognitive-behavioral therapy may be effective for patients, it was unclear how the effects of an Internet-based application are in comparison with cognitive-behavioral therapy," said senior author Anja Hilbert, of the University of Leipzig Medical Center.

People with binge eating disorder repeatedly eat very large quantities of food in a short period of time, Hilbert and colleagues write in JAMA Psychiatry.

About 1.9 percent of people around the world will have binge eating disorder during their lives, they add.

"Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the most well-established treatment for adultswith binge-eating disorder," Hilbert told Reuters Health in an email.

Self-help programs also showed promise in some research, however.

For the new study, the researchers randomly assigned 178 overweight or obese patients with binge eating disorder to participate in 20 50-minute face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy sessions or 11 internet-based self-help sessions. The treatments took four months.

Hilbert said the face-to-face therapy was delivered during individual sessions and focused on nutrition, body image and stress. The self-help program on the internet covered similar topics and patients could move through the program at their own pace. Those in the self-help group met with a specialist before starting the program and also received weekly emails.

At the start of the study, the participants reported an average of 14 days with binge eating episodes during the past 28 days. By the end of treatment, that fell to about 4 days among those in the self-help group and about 2 days among the cognitive-behavioral therapy group.

After six months, those in the self-help group reported an average of about 5 binge eating days during the past 28 days, compared to about 3 among the cognitive-behavioral therapy group.

The proportion of patients who were no longer binge eating was also higher among those in the cognitive-behavioral therapy group than among those in the self-help group at both points.

In an analysis of 116 of the patients followed for a year and a half, there was no difference between the two groups.

Hilbert said the better results among the cognitive-behavioral therapy group are likely due to it being more intense than self-help and being paired with therapist support.

She said the results showing cognitive-behavioral therapy worked faster than self-help should be considered during treatment decisions since patients usually need their problems resolved as early as possible.

"However, (self-help) was confirmed as a viable alternativeto (cognitive-behavioral therapy), and may be offered to patients with reduced access to (cognitive-behavioral therapy) or who do not wish to participate in an individual psychotherapy," she said.

Dr. Evelyn Attia, professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, said it's important to explore other treatments for binge eating disorder since cognitive-behavioral therapy may not always be available.

"If somebody with binge eating disorder walked into a doctor's office, there are a range of treatments that are shown to be helpful," said Attia, who was not involved with the new study.

For example, she said, some people may be prescribed medications found to help people with binge eating disorder, including antidepressants and the stimulant marketed by Shire as Vyvanse, which was approved in 2015 for use in people with moderate to severe binge eating disorder.

Attia also echoed the author's statement that self-help programs should not be discounted. This study also showed a significant reduction in the self-help group - and electronic programs have improved since this study was conducted, she said.

SOURCE: bit.ly/2viWskg JAMA Psychiatry, online August 2, 2017.

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Pamela Anderson wants to help young fans embrace the skin they're in by writing a new self-help guide.

The Baywatch actress and model, 50, admits she is concerned about how much youths rely on social media 'likes' for validation, and while she used to think sites like Twitter and Instagram were "crap", she has now decided to use the popularity of her accounts for a real purpose, like her protests against fur and animal abuse, instead of self-promotion.

"It's not for personal reasons, but all the things I believe in," she tells W magazine. "That's the difference."

And she is eager to teach youngsters all about building up their self-confidence by urging them to put their phones down.

"I worry about young people whose self-worth is based on how many followers they have or how many likes they have," she says. "That's why I'm writing a book right now called The Sensual Revolution which is about desensitisation.

"It's just amazing, the statistics and what people are going through right now, and how young people are experiencing fame in this bizarre way."

Pamela, a mother of two boys, reveals she has practised disconnecting from the Internet in her personal life, once going six months without using a computer or cell phone, while she once even turned down a film project because producers made reference to her social media following in her contract.

The Sensual Revolution won't be Pamela's first book venture - she previously penned fiction releases Star: A Novel and Star Struck, and co-wrote 2015's Raw, a collection of poetry and stories about sex and romance.

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I love to read self-help magazines, blogs, and columns. I am always looking for a way to better myself, be more organized or efficient. I was reading how to make mornings flow more smoothly, and I found that out of the seven suggestions, I do five things wrong every morning. See how you score!

Stop Hitting Snooze This is like the best invention that anyone has created. I love my 10 or 20 minutes extra that I get to ease into waking up because of this miraculous button. My only problem is that I set the alarm for 10-20 minutes before I need to get up.

Stop Taking Long, Hot Showers Cant do it. I believe that a long, luxurious shower in the morning is the perfect way to start the day. I get enough shock value as my day progresses. A hot shower allows me to think about the day ahead, make my mental to-do list, and since I am the last one to get ready in the morning, why not?

Stop Drinking Coffee I am not a coffee drinker, but I grew up in the Pepsi generation, and to this day I have a caffeinated soda for breakfast. I have tried to behave and go for a normal breakfast beverage, but have never beaten the headache that comes from not having my caffeine.

Stop Making Breakfast This is one that I can live with thanks to protein drinks and the revolutionary invention of a meal in a bar. Just grab and go!

Stop Checking Emails I dont know why this cant wait, but it cant. I must check my emails first thing in the morning. I cannot live without knowing what I missed during the six hours that I have been asleep.

Stop Checking Social Media Just like my emails, I must see what exciting event I missed and wish all the beautiful people having a birthday a wonderful day. Basically, I am nosy and addicted. It is nothing that I havent admitted before.

Stop Stressing Over Your Outfit In my younger days, I would plan every outfit down to the jewelry the night before. Fast forward a few decades and I have figured out what works for me and I stick to it. It is such a relief to be comfortable with my style.

The way I look at it, if I make it to where I need to be when I need to be there, Im good.

Heres a look at the events and activities happening on the West Side of Fairmont.

Fairmont Senior High School

Aug. 14 Schedule changes for Seniors, 8 a.m. noon

Aug. 15 Schedule changes for Sophomores and Juniors, 8 a.m. noon

Aug. 16 Schedule changes for Freshman, 8 a.m. noon

Aug. 16 Freshmen Orientation time to be announced

Watson Elementary

Aug. 7, 8 and 9 New student registration, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.

West Fairmont Middle School

Aug. 15 and 16 New Student Enrollment, 8 a.m. 11 a.m. and noon 2 p.m.

Aug. 21 Open House, 6 p.m. 8 p.m.

Aug. 23 First Day for Students

NOTE: Students entering 7th grade will be required to show proof of the following prior to entry into school for the 2017-2018 year:

1. Dental examination

2. Health check examination

3. Immunizations Tdap and MCV4

If your child has already received their health and dental exam within the last 12 months, please ask your childs physician and dentist to complete the necessary form (can be picked up in the office) and return to the school.

W.Va. Derby Days

Video Racing fundraiser will be held at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles at 305 First St., Fairmont, on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Dinner is from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Racing begins at 7 p.m. The cost is $20 per person to name your horse. Call 304-363-4882 or 304-296-3300 for tickets. Ladies, please wear your prettiest hat for the contest for a chance to win a prize. Hosted by Connecting Link.

2nd Annual Backpack and School Supplies Pickup

You can also register for the giveaway for the last time on Saturday at Windmill Park from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Then come on Aug. 12 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Windmill Park, located at Ogden Avenue, for the distribution of the backpacks and supplies. There will be a cookout with free food and fun for the whole family. A DJ will be playing tunes, and updates about whats happening in the neighborhood will be available. Event hosted by Westside Action Coalition of Fairmont and Marion County Starts Smart Backpack and School Supplies. You may also pick up your school supply application at the Fairmont office of the state Department of Health and Human Resources.

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Bariatric

Bariatric Support Group meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Birch Room at Scheurer Hospital. Call Jean Phillips at 989-872-2772.

Grief

GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include "The Journey of Grief," "The Effects of Grief," "Your Family and Grief," "Why?" and "Stuck in Grief." For more information, call Chaplain Londa at 989-545-8357.

Spousal loss grief group meets from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every fourth Thursday of the month at the Holiday Inn Express in Bad Axe. For more information contact Pam Christe or Sue Gentle at Heartland Hospice 989-667-3440 or 800-275-4517.

Grief Support meets second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. at Caro Community Library. Please call Sue or Pam at 800-275-4517 for more details.

Grief Support meets last Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. for dinner at Franklin Inn in Bad Axe. Call 1-800-635-7490 ext. 4134.

Grief Support meets at noon on the first Tuesday of the month at Eddie G's in Marlette. Call United Hospice Service for more information at 800-635-7490.

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis support group meets at 11 a.m. on the second Monday of each month at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe, third floor classroom. Call Marilyn at 989-428-3499 for more information.

Multiple Sclerosis support group meets bi-annually at Scheurer Hospital, and focuses on education and support. Contact 989-453-5222.

Substance abuse

To find Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the area call 800-230-4085.

Family member or friend addicted? Call Families Anonymous. Familes Anonymous is a 12 step program to aid families with substance abuse or behavioral problems. Meetings are every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 206 Scheurmann St. in Essexville. For inquiries, call 989-553-4962.

Thumb Area Narcotics Anonymous meets Mondays from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at the Caseville United Methodist Church. For inquiries call 800-230-4085.

Thumb Area Narcotics Anonymous meets from 7 to 8:15 at the Port Austin Bible Campus on Thursdays.

Suicide support

A support group for those affected by suicide will be provided from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month at the Huron County Senior Center at 150 Nugent Road in Bad Axe. If you are interested in attending, or for more information, please call Lisa Schoettle, MA, LPC, NCC at 989-975-0190.

Women's

support group

Huron County SafePlace will be offering free support groups to women on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Transportation via Thumb Area Transit and child care for these support groups will be available by calling SafePlace. These meetings take place in Bad Axe, please call for additional information or to make your reservations 989-269-5300.

For information on meetings of the Woman's Christian Temperance (self-control) Union, call Marie at 989-975-2465. It is a support group for people with addictions.

Cancer support

As an affiliate of the American Cancer Society, "I Can Cope" meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Wilson Education Center at Scheurer Hospital. The group focuses on education, camaraderie and compassion. For more information, call 989-453-5222.

Caregiver Support

Harbor Beach Community Hospital and Human Development Commission caregiver and support group meets from 9 to 11 a.m. the third Tuesday of every month. Susan Arthur, LLBSW from Human Development Commission is the facilitator. This is held at the Administration Building Conference Center at the Harbor Beach Community Hospital at 147 South First Street in Harbor Beach. To register please call 1-989-673-4121 or just stop in.

Caregiver Connection provides support for those caring for loved ones. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at Wilson Education Room at Scheurer Hospital. Lunch provided.

Huron County Family Caregiver Support Group meets from 10 to noon the second Tuesday of the month at Human Development Commission, 150 Nugent Road in Bad Axe. For more information, contact Merry at (989) 673-4121.

Alzheimer's support

Tuscola County Alzheimer's and Family Caregiver Support Group meets from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Human Development Commission Intergenerational Building, 430 Montague Avenue in Caro.

For more information, contact Merry at 989-673-4121.

Parkinson's

support

Living with Parkinson's Support Group meets from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the Holiday Inn Express in Bad Axe, 55 Rapson Lane West.

For more information, call 989-864-3779.

Community

supports

Community Support 101 will meet at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of every month at The United Protestant Church in Port Austin. The group is open to anyone in recovery or struggling with relationships and who hopes to increase communication skills, compassion, forgiveness and freedom. For more information, call 989-738-5322.

Weight Loss

support group

TOPS Chapter meets every Wednesday evening at the Huron County Senior Center in Bad Axe. Weigh-in is at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 6:15 p.m. Take off pounds sensibly. Call Rose at 989-551-2711 for more information.

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Good Samaritan Replaces Self Help Closets Wagon, Cart By DENISE FLEISCHERLifestyles Editor Journal & Topics Media Group

For years, a little red Radio Flyer wagon and a flat-bed cart were used to transfer donations from vehicles into the Self-Help Closet & Pantry at Wolf and Algonquin roads in Des Plaines. But on Saturday, July 15, before the pantry opened and donors and clients pulled into the parking lot, a pantry volunteer realized both items were missing.

Something old and rusted may not have a valued price tag, but both carts were extremely helpful and appreciated.

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On Monday, Shanghai police officers intervened before a planned mass brawl between mixed martial artists and tai chi practitioners could take place. The proposed fight is the latest in a string of incidents that have shaken up the Chinese martial arts scene. It comes on the heels of rumours that the government of China had taken action - via internet censorship - to squash the rivalry between MMA and traditional martial arts.

At the centre of this latest incident is Xu Xiaodong, head of of the Beijing MMA association. It was Xus streetfight with Wei Lei (a tai chi master) that caused the MMA vs tai chi/traditional martial arts rivalry to go viral last May. Xu won that fight in around 10 seconds, after a single flurry of punches. The conflict between Xu and Wei started with an argument online over the merits of various forms of martial arts.

After Xu knocked out Wei, he told a crowded gym that he believed tai chi - and disciplines like it - were a sham. This lead to a number of tai chi masters circling Xu and offering to fight him. Xu escaped that situation unscathed and then took to Chinese social media platform Weibo to continue his diatribe against traditional martial arts. Xus rants culminated in him issuing a challenge to traditional martial artists to fight him for a cash prize.

Like the fight with Wei, Xus challenge went viral and a number of Chinese martial artists took him up on his offer. Later, Xus Weibo account was taken offline (along with a number of posts mentioning his challenge). An article in The Economist suggested that this was another incident of the Chinese government censoring Weibo, possibly motivated by a vested interest in upholding the popularity of traditional Chinese martial arts; which they view as an important tool for diplomacy and tourism. After his Weibo account was disabled, Xu told the BBC that he was going to study traditional martial arts himself, as well as keep quiet on the internet.

However, it seems Xus belief that MMA is superior to tai chi and kung fu has not died down. Nor has his eagerness to prove it. The South China Morning Post reports that Xu was set to lead a team of four mixed martial artists into battle versus four tai chi experts, led by Ma Baoguo (a master of Chen style tai chi). Reportedly, the group brawl was arranged online.

Moments before the group fight was set to begin Shanghai police raided the venue. Videos posted to YouTube show the moment officers confront Xu. With a large crowd circling around them Xu is heard (per South China Morning Post) telling the officers that, I will certainly cooperate, but dont push me. You wont be able to push me! A separate video then shows Xu being escorted from the venue.

Despite Xus social media presence dwindling (because either he or someone else closed his accounts) there remains some support for the MMA advocate online. South China Morning Post reports that internet users had dubbed the cancelled group brawl as Xus resurrection after weeks of online silence. Users also alleged that messages about Xu and the group brawl were being censored.

One user is reported to have written, Blocked again! This is regional politics! [Xu] can defeat all of the fakeness across the lakes and rivers, but he cannot defeat the government.

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Morning tai chi The Register-Guard Karen Meats joins others for tai chi at East Eighth Avenue and Oak Street in downtown Eugene on Tuesday morning. Meats has been practicing tai chi for about 31/2 years. Tai chi classes are held at 8:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through the summer ...

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Where We Are

The Family Law Self-Help Center is located on the first floor of the Family Courts and Services Center at 601 North Pecos Road (on the corner of Pecos and Bonanza) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except holidays and other non-judicial days when the court is closed). Assistance is available to walk-in customers on a first-come-first-served basis. The center does not provide assistance over the telephone or via e-mail, however, recorded information is available at (702) 455-1500.

The Family Law Self-Help Center has been serving the community since 1999. The center operates through a partnership between the courts in Clark County and the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. The center is operated and staffed through a contract with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.

The center's mission is to increase informed access to the legal system by providing education, information, legal forms, community referrals, and other support services to self-represented parties with family law matters in Clark County, Nevada, regardless of income, assets or citizenship.

The Center provides the following services to self-represented litigants:

The staff at the center cannot provide legal advice. The staff cannot tell you whether or not you should file a case, cannot recommend any specific attorney or law firm, cannot give you an opinion about your case or predict how a judge might rule, cannot talk to a judge on your behalf, and cannot tell you what words to use in your court papers or at a court hearing. The staff at the Self-Help Center is also obligated to remain neutral. There is no attorney-client privilege or confidentiality of any information shared by a visitor at the center.

The information provided at the center or on this website is not intended to substitute for legal advice delivered by an attorney. Users are encouraged to speak with an attorney before taking legal action.

The Self-Help Center neither endorses nor warrants the quality or accuracy of the services or information obtained from outside organizations linked from this website. The center tries to keep this website up to date, but makes no guarantees about the accuracy of the information on this website. The center is not responsible for any consequences that may result from use of the website or reliance on the information provided. If you are unsure whether you should use or rely upon information on this website, speak to an attorney who is licensed to practice law in the State of Nevada.

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