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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

Mad in America

A cognitive-behavioral-therapy program for teens had similarly disappointing results—it proved no better than regular classwork. Most teen girls—57 percent—felt ‘persistently sad or hopeless’ in 2021, up from 36 percent in 2011. That figure is a still-not-great 29 percent among teen boys.

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Training Days: Surthriving an Execution, Antidepressants, then Myself — A Cop’s Tale

Mad in America

O verwhelmed by despair and feeling like a shell of myself, I made a decision in August of 2021 that still haunts me. In June 2021, I was deemed permanent and stationary, meaning I would never be able to return to law enforcement again. I swallowed a handful of pills, hoping to escape the pain and confusion. I was tired of fighting.

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Observational Studies Confirm Trial Results That Antidepressants Double Suicides

Mad in America

The most reliable meta-analysis I have seen is from 2021 and its methods are exemplary. 20 These six studies (described as eight but two of them seemed to have been replicated by the same authors) were also included in the 2021 meta-analysis. Barbui et al. to 21.51) and suicide or suicide attempts, odds ratio 1.92 (1.51

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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

An investigation, published in 2021 in the Journal of Affective Disorders , of 5,872 cases and 43,862 controls that examined 22,028 genes, reported that the study “fails to identify genes influencing the probability of developing a mood disorder” and “no gene or gene set produced a statistically significant result.” Genes and depression?

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Understanding Overdose Risks and Choosing the Right Addiction Therapy for Substance Abuse

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 46 million people met the criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) in 2021, yet only 6% received treatment [1]. We are the trusted professionals for addiction therapy in the Los Angeles, California area. Call us today to get started. 2025, February 7). link] Facts About U.S.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

Mad in America

She introduced some techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), an approach that focuses on helping patients identify irrational thoughts and assumptions and assembling evidence against them. New therapies are often referred to by initials—e.g.,

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

Mad in America

I did mindfulness, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), PMT (Psychomotor Therapy), exposure, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment therapy), systems therapy, exercise and lifestyle therapy, graded activity and peer support, including WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan).