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Observational Studies Confirm Trial Results That Antidepressants Double Suicides

Mad in America

1-3 Meta-analyses of suicidal events based on published reports will therefore underestimate the risk of suicide caused by depression drugs. One reason for this discrepancy is that the FDA only included events occurring during the randomised phase of the trials. But the FDAs huge meta-analysis is untrustworthy. This is serious fraud.

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These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.

Mad in America

The therapy was based on strong science: DBT incorporates some classic techniques from therapy, such as cognitive reappraisal , or reframing negative events in a more positive way, and it also includes more avant-garde techniques such as mindfulness, the practice of being in the present moment.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

Mad in America

Schleider : So I can walk through one of our digital self-guided single-sessions for teens, one that teaches about behavioral activation. Biancolli: You had mentioned CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, but there’s actually no one modality, no one approach. Schleider : It does, but it’s not the main event.

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CBITS: Trauma Treatment for Kids in School

Child Mind Intitute

Living through an upsetting event can feel isolating even when that event is shared, like a school shooting or a wildfire. Because trauma is a clinical term, many clinicians dont use the word traumatic until they understand the impact of the event on the child.) This is partly because people process events differently.

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

Mad in America

Two years earlier, I’d been prescribed a litany of psychiatric drugs as treatment for a life-threatening event I experienced as a San Bernardino Deputy Sheriff. We incorporated therapy techniques like cognitive-behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). I was tired of fighting.

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Managing War Flashbacks: Tips for Coping with PTSD

Solara Mental Health

Understanding PTSD and War Flashbacks Defining Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. These symptoms can be debilitating and can significantly affect a person’s quality of life. What causes flashbacks?

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Yale Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery (YCTSR)

Kids Mental Health Info

The YCTSR specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children and families who have experienced a traumatic event. For more than two decades, they have translated direct clinical experience and advances in scientific and practical knowledge into groundbreaking interventions for traumatized children and families.