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The 6 Steps to Catalyze CBT and DBT With Young Patients

Psychiatric Times

SPECIAL REPORT: PSYCHOTHERAPY Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) are widely adapted treatment paradigms grounded in empirical findings, meta-analyses, and case reports. Concrete elements when supervising cognitive-behavioral therapy with youth. Persons JB.

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In Brain Chemistry We Trust—The Gospel According to Pharma

Mad in America

They’re too exhausted from seeing patients, documenting notes in electronic health records, and dealing with the frustrations of our mechanized healthcare system. This is why we hear more about antidepressants than about proven and effective lifestyle treatments for depression like exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy.

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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. RSD doesn’t appear in the DSM-5 as a distinct condition, making formal diagnosis complex. Here are proven techniques to help you manage RSD symptoms: 1.

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Understanding Relationship OCD: When Doubt Becomes an Obsession

Lightwork

Evidence-Based Treatment Options for Relationship OCD Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) is the primary treatment choice for Relationship OCD. Start with one or two techniques that resonate most with you, and build your practice over time.

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Brain Disorders or Problems with Living? How Research on “Mental Illness” Went Awry

Mad in America

While the drug companies played no role in the creation of the DSM-III , the document proved a bonanza for them, creating hundreds of new billing categories for which they could develop new drugs (or repurpose old ones). far outstripping reported effect sizes for antidepressant therapy.

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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

Thus STAR*D could only document a get-well/stay-well rate at the end of a year of only 3%. This in contrast to the previously mentioned 2006 NIMH-funded study that documented a one-year remission rate of non-medicated depressed patients of 85%.

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Mental Healthcare for Veterans in TriWest States

Solara Mental Health

The VA requires medical documentation of all care to be submitted including an initial evaluation report and completion of care at the end of care with a discharge summary/plan. Provider Requirements for Behavioral Health The VA and TriWest put special emphasis on the use of evidence-based psychotherapy for behavioral health conditions.