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Best Therapist Near Me: Top 5 Tips to Narrow Down Your Search

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A great starting point in your search for mental health support is understanding the different types of mental health providers available. Some insurance providers cover both in-person and teletherapy sessions, making mental health care more accessible.

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The Birth of The “Just Stop It” Movement: A Family’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

For the next few years, I navigated the labyrinth of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) privacy policies, which hindered communication about the right mental health plan for my son. So his hospitalization nearly doubled his separation from his family. We were kept in the dark.

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“All Real Living Is Meeting”: Brent Robbins on Love, Death, and the Possibilities of Psychology

Mad in America

Our goal became fostering and advocating for new models that could eventually gain enough traction to be accepted by insurance companies and provide a viable alternative to the DSM and ICD. A lot of people assume the DSM-5 is the only diagnostic system available, but there are alternativesthere just arent enough of them.