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How to Cope with Sudden Anxiety Attacks

My Psychiatry

Understanding What’s Happening Anxiety attacks, often referred to as panic attacks, are intense surges of fear or discomfort that peak within minutes. At My Psychiatrist, we provide comprehensive care that may include therapy, medications, or a combination of both. What kind of therapy helps with anxiety attacks?

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Understanding Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

My Psychiatry

Therapeutic Interventions : Providing or coordinating psychotherapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), to address underlying issues and develop coping strategies. Substance use refers to the consumption of substances like alcohol or drugs. A psychiatrist can provide guidance on appropriate medication options.

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Symptoms and Surface Psychology

Mad in America

Signs refer to what can be objectively seena head wound, for instance, whereas a symptom is the subjective experience (my head hurts). Therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) dominate the field of counseling, and target only the surface manifestations of underlying psychological issues.

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Intellectual Developmental Disorder and Mental Health

Child Mind Intitute

As many as 50 percent of kids with intellectual developmental disorder (often referred to as intellectual disability, intellectual and developmental disability, or IDD) are estimated to also have a mental health disorder, with anxiety and depression being the most common.

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Placebo Effect—Not Antidepressants—Responsible for Depression Improvement

Mad in America

This finding is similar to another recent finding, which referred to the placebo effect as “subjective beliefs.” There were four treatment arms, including fluoxetine (Prozac) only; cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) only; fluoxetine and CBT; and placebo. The psychotherapy groups were not able to be blinded.

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Compartmentalization In Psychotherapy

Real Psychiatry

Psychodynamic therapy has been manualized (Klerman, Strupp, Luborsky) and adapted to both crisis intervention (Viederman) and short-term settings (Sifenos, Gustafson). Hybrid versions such as psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral therapy (Garret) and existential-psychodynamic therapies (Yalom) have been developed.

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Mental Healthcare for Veterans in TriWest States

Solara Mental Health

TriWest Healthcare Alliance commonly referred to as TriWest, is an insurance that is part of the VAs Community Care Network (CCN) that specifically serves veterans. Behavioral Health care providers need to have specialized training and experience in evidence-based psychotherapy.