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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Kids Mental Health Info

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment developed by Marsha Linehan, PhD and her team at the University of Washington. It has two key components: a behavioral, problem-solving focus blended with acceptance-based strategies, and an emphasis on dialectical processes.

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Depression: Biological or Psychological?

Mad in America

The manuals publication was accompanied by psychiatrys chemical imbalance theory of mental disorder and advocacy of medical treatment of depression by prescription of antidepressant drugs. It continues to be the best treatment for this disorder. Tens of millions take these drugs every day.

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

My Psychiatry

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition marked by intense emotions, unstable relationships, a fluctuating self-image, and impulsive behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps individuals identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors.

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From Freud to Fanon: How Daniel Gaztambide is Redefining Psychoanalytic Practice

Mad in America

In effect, the original book project that I was trying to work on was supposed to be a treatment guide for working with complex trauma and personality disorder among working-class communities of color. I refer to this as a language of verticality, above and below. We would all kind of struggle to articulate what that was.

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What is an Addiction Psychiatrist and How Can They Help?

Clear Behavioral Health

million Americans suffer from simultaneous mental health disorders and substance use disorders, clinically referred to as a dual diagnosis , highlighting the interconnected nature and urgency of these conditions [2]. A dual diagnosis refers to the co-occurrence of addiction and a mental health disorder.