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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 7)

Mad in America

Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. When antidepressants fail bring on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The patient self-administers the esketamine nasal spray under the supervision of a healthcare provider in a certified doctor’s office or clinic. To see the list of all references cited, click here.

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Antipsychotics Lead to Worse Outcomes in First-Episode Psychosis

Mad in America

The researchers note that these services are provided to the entire population as needed and recorded in the registry based on their universal healthcare system. Researchers have found that cognitive-behavioral therapy without antipsychotics is just as effective for first-episode psychosis—that adding drugs provided no additional improvement.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 2)

Mad in America

Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. What is the power of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating depression versus drug treatment efficacy? An effect size is a statistical term reflecting (in healthcare) the power of any treatment versus placebo, and the larger the effect size, the more effective the treatment.

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Mental Healthcare for Veterans in TriWest States

Solara Mental Health

TriWest Healthcare Alliance commonly referred to as TriWest, is an insurance that is part of the VAs Community Care Network (CCN) that specifically serves veterans. Behavioral Health care providers need to have specialized training and experience in evidence-based psychotherapy.

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Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

Mad in America

They can exist either within or outside of traditional healthcare systems. But within the context of mental health and the mental healthcare system, it’s unusual, isn’t it? Schleider : So I can walk through one of our digital self-guided single-sessions for teens, one that teaches about behavioral activation.

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

Mad in America

We incorporated therapy techniques like cognitive-behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). I realize how crucial it is for healthcare professionals to understand the complexities of trauma and the risks of overmedication. Our people deserve better.