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Could IPT Be a Treatment Option for Autism?

International Society for Interpersonal Psychother

The ability to mentalize is a fundamental capacity required in our social environment and impairments may utilise a risk for clinical psychiatric disorders (A. Individuals on the autism spectrum often experience comorbid depression, social stress, and difficulties in relating to themselves and others. Bateman & Fonagy, 2008).

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What Happens When There Is No Help?

Mad in America

Naturally, I developed an eating disorder and OCD at an early age. At age 15, I was sent to a psychiatrist when I was unable to stay awake for more than a couple of hours, or eat proper food for several days, and my self-harming with sharp objects and cigarettes got too visible and out of control. I was disgusted by my body.