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The 6 Steps to Catalyze CBT and DBT With Young Patients

Psychiatric Times

Dr Thordarson is a psychologist and manager of the Outpatient Acute Mental Health Service at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County in California. Principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in children. Dr Friedberg is a psychologist and independent training consultant in CBT.

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What to Expect Before and After TMS Therapy: Results, Timeline & Real Patient Changes

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

A Quick Refresher TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) is an FDA-approved therapy primarily used to treat major depressive disorder. It uses targeted magnetic pulses to stimulate parts of the brain involved in mood regulation, without the need for anesthesia, hospitalization, or long recovery. </p>

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Walking the Line: Navigating Student Mistreatment by Patients

Psychiatric Times

You have been seeing Max for a few months for medication management of his generalized anxiety disorder, and he is nearly in remission. For example, if the patient is in the midst of a health emergency or lacks capacity or the ability to engage in a calm discussion, care of the patient should be the priority.

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Expressive Arts Therapy: Unlocking Emotional Wellness

Lightwork

At LightWork Therapy and Recovery , a mental health treatment center in Woburn, Massachusetts, we’ve seen how powerful creative expression can be in treating mental health issues. Our clients find new ways to communicate their deepest thoughts and feelings, breaking free from the limitations of spoken language.

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Day # 149: Other Eating Disorders (Avoidant/Restrictive, Rumination, & Pica)

Bullet Psych

Not attributable to a concurrent medical/mental condition. Rumination Disorder Repeated regurgitation of food for 1 month. Epidemiology/Pathogenesis 3 , 4 , 5 Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) : Since ARFID is a relatively new diagnosis, population-based prevalence studies are limited.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Meagan, Mother of Matt

Mad in America

I knew in October of 2018 that Matt was in trouble during a phone call, when he told me in a cheerful voice that he had been to the ER for “mental health reasons” but was “fine.” In October 2019, during Matt’s move to a new apartment, I observed that Matt was emotionally paralyzed, unable to pack from lack of sleep.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 7)

Mad in America

The vast majority of psychiatrists and non-psychiatric physicians still hold onto the belief, despite overwhelming scientific evidence, that behavioral health disorders are diseases of the brain and for most of these “diseases” the primary and, for many of physicians, the sole treatment is pharmaceuticals! according to the maker.