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Lost in Psychobabble? Cut Through the Jargon for Real Mental Clarity

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How Therapy and Techniques Often Overcomplicate the Process Clinically, I applied techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), exposure therapy, narrative therapy, and psychiatric rehabilitation.

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Depression: Biological or Psychological?

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Edna Foa, a psychologist, devised a behavioral treatment for OCD, called exposure and response prevention, which also is based on eliminating avoidance behavior. It continues to be the best treatment for this disorder.

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Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2023

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H ere we highlight the top ten of Mad in America’s most read blogs and personal stories of 2023. Universal DBT in Schools Increases Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict In October, Peter Simons wrote about research asking if dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can actually make kids’ mental health worse.