Psychotherapy

Managed care drives U.S. psychiatrists to abandon psychotherapy

A declining number of office-based psychiatrists appear to be providing psychotherapy to their patients, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Psychotherapy has been part of the practice of psychiatry for generations. Various forms of psychotherapy, either alone or in combination with medications, are recommended for the treatment of anxiety disorders, major depression, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric illnesses. "Yet, despite the traditional prominen...

What I am not

The need to define what we are not. When I did my time in prison I got quite friendly with one of the officers. We had many a good discussion over the years and I found him to be a very bright man with some quite insightful thinking. Often when there was ‘lock down’ of some kind (and thus he had little to do), he would come down to the ‘psychs’ room and we would have our fervent discussions. As I said he was very bright but somewhat of a lost soul. One of those people who are just passi...

Whatever happened to symptom substitution?

Symptom substitution is at the core of Freudian psychology but according to a new article in Clinical Psychology Review there is virtually no evidence for its existence and the concept should be abandoned. The idea is that if you treat a symptom, say a phobia of social situations, without addressing the underlying conflict, another symptom will just appear because the core problem is unchanged. It is based on the Freudian theory that all symptoms of mental illness are simply a reflection of an u...

ASIA-PACIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON ?CLINICAL PASTORAL CARE, COUNSELLING, AND EDUCATION IN THE ASIAN CULTURAL CONTEXT?

Kuala Lumput, Malaysia will be venue for the Symposium that will be held on November 17-21, 2008. The Topics and Keynote Speakers are: K. Samuel Lee, Ph.D. Much Depends on the Kitchen: Pastoral Practice in Multicultural Society Steven Voytovich, D.Min. World Without Walls – a Multi-Cultural Typology. John de Velder, D.Min. Pastoral Care as Wounded Story Telling and Listening: Issues of Indigenous Ministry in the Multi- Cultural & Multi-Faith Realities of Globalization The symposium is sponsor...

Deep brain stimulation proves effective for treatment-resistant depression

New data from a study of patients with treatment-resistant depression who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subcallosal cingulate region (SCG or Cg25) of the brain shows that this intervention is generally safe and provides significant improvement in patients as early as one month after treatment. The patients also experienced continued and sustained improvement over time. The study, led by Helen S. Mayberg MD, and collaborators neurosurgeon Andres Lozano, MD, PhD, and psychiatrist S...

Five minutes with psychedelics researcher Bill Richards

Psychologist Bill Richards studies the medical potential of the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, the active ingredient in 'magic mushrooms'. He's part of the research team at the respected Johns Hopkins Medical School who are studying whether psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy can help people with cancer cope with the psychological impact of their condition. The project is a hot topic at the moment, partly because the research team are looking for volunteers with a diagnosis of cancer to take part...

Disturbance

Coaches often get asked if they cross the line into psychotherapy. My answer is no, except when it comes to the shadow, which can really trip up, or disturb, an otherwise very self-aware coaching client's progress. A tip-off is an...

A consumer's guide to mental health services : unveiling the mysteries and secrets of psychotherapy / Jeffrey K. Edwards...

New York : Haworth Press, c2007. Call Number: 616.8914 ED96C Owned by: MAIN MOORE MOTTET WHEELOCK Subjects: Mental health services Popular works. Cover art:

because ONTD needs more Josh Peck

a tl;dr dose for the day. Interview: Jonathan Levine and Josh Peck Back in May, I had the opportunity to sit down with director Jonathan Levine and star Josh Peck to talk about their new film The Wackness. I fell in love with this indie coming-of-age drama at Sundance. I have since seen the film three more times. You’ve probably read my gushing posts. It seems like if you talk enough about one thing, even the filmmakers know you by name. When I walked into the room at the Clift Hotel in San Fr...

Meditation Through Dance

Meditation Through Dance Dance as liturgy or ritual has always been a way to honor the sacred, the mystery, turning into the spiral of life and the universal, the ever-present flow of the Divine force. It has profound implications for healing, psychotherapy, spiritual growth, and the full unfolding of human potential. Sacred dance can be done by anyone and in any mode. It may be part of an ancient tradition or may emanate in the moment. It can range from simple walking steps in a circle to elabo...