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

Mad in America

In The Great Psychotherapy Debate (2001), Bruce Wampold notes that while therapists tend to believe their therapy techniques—such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)—are significant, patients believe having someone who understands them and is interested in them is most important.

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Observational Studies Confirm Trial Results That Antidepressants Double Suicides

Mad in America

25 A 2024 meta-analysis of trials used a combined outcomesuicide attempts, suicide, or other serious psychiatric adverse events (i.e. Comparative benefits and harms of second generation antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapies in initial treatment of major depressive disorder: systematic review and metaanalysis.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center at the Child Mind Institute Awards Inaugural Research Fellowships to Trailblazing Researchers in Pakistan and Kenya

Child Mind Intitute

His project will utilize low-cost technology to scale up the training and supervision of non-specialist school counsellors in the delivery of evidence-based cognitive behavior therapy. His research focuses on addressing inequities in evidence-based child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) services in low-resource settings.

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

Clear Behavioral Health

Choosing an Addiction Therapy Facility Some key factors to consider when youre looking for the right addiction therapy facility include; accreditation from a reputable organization, licensed medical staff with addiction specialists and evidence-based treatment approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing.

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

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This interview of Anniek Lemmens by Mad in the Netherlands’ Monique Timmermans first appeared on Mad in the Netherlands on February 24, 2024. Without them, it would have all been worse… On February 16, 2024, one of my rehab buddies died, due to ongoing suffering, by euthanasia.

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Flight Anxiety Is Real – Here’s How You Can Fly Fearlessly 

Clear Behavioral Health

You may also overcome the flight anxiety you are feeling with enough therapy, although this varies depending on the severity. A few different treatment approaches to consider: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – This therapeutic tool is used in sessions so you can help confront and navigate your thinking patterns and behaviors.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), though more commonly prescribed to adult patients, has been shown to improve core ADHD symptoms in adolescents when used in conjunction with ADHD medication. 2024 Mar 12;331(10):850-860. 46 When engaging in vigorous cardiovascular exercise, the brain releases endorphins. 2022, March 8).