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The 6 Steps to Catalyze CBT and DBT With Young Patients

Psychiatric Times

The diary card is a core DBT tool that prompts patients to document daily ratings of emotions, skills use, medication adherence, and other behavioral metrics. Principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in children. Springer; 2022. Gosch EA, Flannery-Schroeder E, Mauro CF, Compton SN. J Cogn Psychother.

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Levels, Labs, and Lessons

Psychiatric Times

Over the next 3 months her clozapine dose was slowly increased to 600 mg by mouth at bedtime, with a steady-state 12-hour postdose clozapine level documented at 546 ng/mL. Her repeat 12-hour postdose clozapine level was documented as 517 ng/mL. Unsurprisingly, various psychiatric disorders respond to different dosages of sertraline.

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The “Sick Enough” Paradox in Eating Disorder Treatment

Mad in America

Secondly, Jasmine has depression and anxiety disorders, said the doctor. Secondly, Jasmine has an eating disorder, said the therapist. Secondly, a person with an eating disorder is always driven to become sicker because the nature of the disorder is to make you feel as though you are never sick enough. She states.

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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria & ADHD: How to Break Free

Lightwork

Practice Self-Validation Create a “wins” journal to document your achievements Use positive self-talk during difficult moments Acknowledge your emotions without judgment 2. Here are proven techniques to help you manage RSD symptoms: 1.

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You Asked: Can Zuranolone Be Used to Treat Postpartum Depression in a Mother with Bipolar Disorder?

MGH Center for Women's Mental Health

Mood and anxiety disorders are common in women, and many women will grapple with the difficult decision of whether or not to use medications during pregnancy. Fleischman, MD, MBA, FACOG, President of ACOG.

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Cochrane Recommends Antidepressants for Anxiety in a Garbage In, Garbage Out Review

Mad in America

I n early 2025, Cochrane published a seriously flawed review of antidepressants for generalised anxiety disorder. The senior author, Giuseppe Guaiana, said that their research showed that the drugs are “highly effective” at treating generalised anxiety disorder. 2 This is totally false. BMJ 2025;388:r209. 3 Hamilton M.

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Mental Disorder Has Roots in Trauma and Inequality, Not Biology

Mad in America

Moreover, in stark contrast to the discoveries by medical researchers of biological causation for many physical illnesses, psychiatric researchers have failed to find physiological or genetic causation for the most diagnosed mental disorders—the anxiety disorders and depression—negating the rationale for the prescription of these drugs.