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The Quiet Crisis in Mental Health: The Medicalization and Deskilling of Psychotherapy

Mad in America

This b t, however, dominates insurance reimbursement practices, requiring all mental health professionalseven those without medical degreesto use DSM diagnoses as a medical framework for both billing and treatment. They are often conveniently time-limited, making them more cost-effective for insurers.

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Successfully Prescribing MAOIs for Depression

Psychiatric Times

1 “Ms Wendy” is a 58-year-old, self-employed woman who presents for consultation for a long-standing unresponsive depressive illness. 61 TMS is also expensive and can be difficult to receive without adequate insurance coverage. J Affect Disord. You must have an account to evaluate and request credit for this activity.

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Walking the Line: Navigating Student Mistreatment by Patients

Psychiatric Times

Effective communication strategies, such as using "I" statements and fostering patient self-reflection, can help address microaggressions without escalating tensions. 4 This step fosters self-reflection in the patient, which is often adequate for an introspective patient to understand their error. This Is Not Me!”:

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Why Do I Feel So Undeserving?

From Both Sides of the Couch

Self Tests NEW Therapy Center Student Resources Clinical Terms Types of Therapy Talk to Someone Find a Therapist Find a Treatment Center Find a Psychiatrist Find a Support Group Find Online Therapy Magazine Current July 2025 30 Mental Health Tune-ups Life never gets easier. I was sedated so I wasn’t too aware of what was happening.

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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): How the Last Step to Recovery Became the Final Step in Life

Mad in America

In 2009-2010, things did not go well for me due to a combination of extreme insomnia, a seriously diminished self-image, setbacks in all kinds of areas and the partial loss of my social safety net. Almost all of the disorders that I had been diagnosed with were in complete remission. Over the years, the diagnoses all fell away.