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

Mad in America

These efforts extend at least as far back as the middle of the eighteenth century, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in London, and continued with the Salpêtrière in Paris, the Retreat at York, and Charité Hospital in Berlin. These benefits continued to manifest themselves some nineteen years or more down the road after initiation of therapy.

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Stop Using Antidepressants Except for “the Most Severe Depression,” Experts Say

Mad in America

Even for severe depression, multiple studies have found that adding antidepressants to cognitive behavioral therapy does not result in better outcomes —psychotherapy alone is just as good in the short term. And therapy alone beats the drugs when it comes to long-term outcomes. Dixon, M., & Marshall-Andrews, M.

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

Mad in America

In The Great Psychotherapy Debate (2001), Bruce Wampold notes that while therapists tend to believe their therapy techniques—such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)—are significant, patients believe having someone who understands them and is interested in them is most important.

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How Research Is Advancing Our Understanding of OCD

NAMI

Dr. Wilhelm is the Chief of Psychology and Director of the Center for OCD and Related Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital, and she serves as the Vice Chair of the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board at the IOCDF. Developing the Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms Rating Scale (OCSRS).

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Understanding Quiet BPD: Symptoms, Treatment, and the Role of TMS

My Psychiatry

The most common include: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): A structured therapy specifically designed for BPD that helps individuals manage emotions and improve interpersonal skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps individuals identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors.

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Benefits of Outpatient Addiction Treatment Rehab

Clear Behavioral Health

At the beginning of outpatient treatment programs, you will go to the outpatient rehab facility for a partial hospitalization program (PHP) Monday through Friday for six hours per day, returning home in the evenings. What Happens at Outpatient Rehab? What is PHP and IOP?

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Day # 147: Bulimia Nervosa Part 2

Bullet Psych

A complete medical evaluation is necessary in order to assess for complications and determine whether hospitalization is necessary. Other treatment options include intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization programs, residential programs, and medical or psychiatric hospitalization depending on severity.