Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society Vol. 21, No. 8, pp. 909 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000000297 * 2014 by The North American Menopause Society
LETTER
TO THE
EDITOR
To the Editor: In their editorial, BBeliefs about hot flashes drive treatment benefit,[ Weber and Maki1 discussed outcomes of clinical trials, showing that cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) is an effective intervention for reducing the impact of hot flashes and night sweats and that the outcomes are primarily mediated by changes in beliefs.2 Weber and Maki1 helpfully recommended that a treatment manual and a self-help home study program of CBT for hot flashes be developed and made commercially available. To make CBT more widely available to women and health professionals, a self-help book based on clinical trials has already been published,3 and a CBT manual for health professionals is now in press.4 It is hoped that these materials will increase access to CBT for women with troublesome symptoms.
Financial disclosure/conflicts of interest: None reported.
Myra S. Hunter, PhD Institute of Psychiatry Kings College London, UK REFERENCES 1. Weber MT, Maki P. Beliefs about hot flashes drive treatment benefit [Editorial]. Menopause 2014;21:553-555. 2. Norton S, Chilcot J, Hunter MS. Cognitive-behavior therapy for menopausal symptoms (hot flashes and night sweats): moderators and mediators of treatment effects. Menopause 2014;21:574-578. 3. Hunter MS, Smith M. Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats: A Cognitive Behavioural Self-Help Guide to the Menopause. East Sussex, UK: Routledge; 2014. 4. Hunter MS, Smith M. Managing Hot Flushes With Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: An Evidence Based Treat Manual for Health Professionals. East Sussex, UK: Routledge; in press.
Menopause, Vol. 21, No. 8, 2014
Copyright © 2014 The North American Menopause Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.
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LETTER
TO THE
EDITOR
To the Editor: In their editorial, BBeliefs about hot flashes drive treatment benefit,[ Weber and Maki1 discussed outcomes of clinical trials, showing that cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) is an effective intervention for reducing the impact of hot flashes and night sweats and that the outcomes are primarily mediated by changes in beliefs.2 Weber and Maki1 helpfully recommended that a treatment manual and a self-help home study program of CBT for hot flashes be developed and made commercially available. To make CBT more widely available to women and health professionals, a self-help book based on clinical trials has already been published,3 and a CBT manual for health professionals is now in press.4 It is hoped that these materials will increase access to CBT for women with troublesome symptoms.
Financial disclosure/conflicts of interest: None reported.
Myra S. Hunter, PhD Institute of Psychiatry Kings College London, UK REFERENCES 1. Weber MT, Maki P. Beliefs about hot flashes drive treatment benefit [Editorial]. Menopause 2014;21:553-555. 2. Norton S, Chilcot J, Hunter MS. Cognitive-behavior therapy for menopausal symptoms (hot flashes and night sweats): moderators and mediators of treatment effects. Menopause 2014;21:574-578. 3. Hunter MS, Smith M. Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats: A Cognitive Behavioural Self-Help Guide to the Menopause. East Sussex, UK: Routledge; 2014. 4. Hunter MS, Smith M. Managing Hot Flushes With Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: An Evidence Based Treat Manual for Health Professionals. East Sussex, UK: Routledge; in press.
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Copyright © 2014 The North American Menopause Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.
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