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Rachel’s Story: Finding Strength and Support Through DBT Group Therapy 

Montana Psychiatry

When Rachels psychiatrist first suggested she join a DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) group, her response was a firm no. Group therapy felt intimidating. But after a year of doing individual therapy, something began to shift. The idea of opening up to strangers about her struggles was daunting.

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Why Women Are More Prone to Anxiety Disorders (and How to Cope)

Lightwork

Introduction Research consistently shows that women experience anxiety disorders at nearly twice the rate of men. This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences.

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Depsychiatrization: Dispelling Harmful, Diagnostical Self-Concepts in Therapy and Community Health Work

Mad in America

They comprise a group of diagnoses that do catastrophic damage to the person who is taught to identify with them. Depsychiatrization describes the processes by which a diagnosed individual learns to expel psychiatrically induced self-concepts and substitute them for more empowering and nurturing understandings.