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The Economics of Providing Psychotherapy
Mental illness is the leading cause of global disability, accounting for one-third of disability worldwide, according to 2008 data from the World Health Organization. The Economics of Providing Psychotherapy Susan G. Lazar, M.D. Mental illness is the leading cause of global disability, accounting for one-third of disability worldwide, according to 2008 data from the World Health Organization. In the United States, costs of mental illness are 7 percent of total health care expenditures, with the indirect costs substantially higher at 2 percent of U.S. GDP. Over a lifetime, 50 percent of the population will suffer from at least one psychiatric disorder, and each year, nearly 30 percent of adults have…
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Reviving Plain Old Therapy with Mentalization
We are blessed with a spate of evidence-based therapies for specific psychiatric disorders and cursed with all their acronyms—CBT, DBT, TFP, ERP, SIT, IPT, EMDR, and MBSR, to name a few. Reviving Plain Old Therapy (link) Jon G. Allen, Ph.D. We are blessed with a spate of evidence-based therapies for specific psychiatric disorders and cursed with all their acronyms—CBT, DBT, TFP, ERP, SIT, IPT, EMDR, and MBSR, to name a few. We cannot rely solely on these specialized treatments: there are so many that therapists cannot possibly learn them all, many patients present with multiple disorders, and many therapists treat a wide variety of patients. We need generalists alongside specialists.…
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When it’s all about your feelings and what you can do
Participate in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group, where one is taught the four effective stress-reducing skills of distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. You will learn to cope better. Vital Signs: It is all about me, actually (link) By CLAIRE HUTCHINSON AND TIMOTHY CAMPBELL Let’s face it: We all get stressed sometimes, but why does stress seem to affect some people more than others? Would you say that: » Others know what they are doing and you feel like you don’t? » Others don’t seem to be bothered by life’s little “zings?” » Others are moving toward something positive or away from something negative and you are…
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Narrative exposure therapy can be used with BPD patients in a standard clinical setting
The present study demonstrates that narrative exposure therapy (NET) can within weeks achieve a marked improvement in borderline patients with comorbid PTSD. Bon: I’ve never heard of this therapy…. Narrative exposure therapy can be used with BPD patients in a standard clinical setting (link) Published on March 30, 2012 at 4:39 AM An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces a new treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) that ensues after a traumatic stress. The present study demonstrates that narrative exposure therapy (NET) can within weeks achieve a marked improvement in borderline patients with comorbid PTSD, even under the often less than ideal conditions in a…
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How 3 Days in The Psych Ward Saved My Life
I had been insecure about the way I looked at 20; now that I was pushing 40, I could only imagine how my slow physical decline would impact my already fragile self-esteem. I was scared—really scared. I had my addiction under control (as under control as I could have it) but my borderline personality disorder, my body dysmorphic disorder and my depression were taking a toll. An article by Amy Dresner from AlterNet: How 3 Days in The Psych Ward Saved My Life I had three-and-a-half years sober when I tried to kill myself by overdosing on Phenobarbital. It was the 4th of July and I’d joke later that I…
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs. Mentalization-Based Therapy: What are the Differences?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) are two therapies often used in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment. Both strive to help those who are severely disordered and highly emotionally dysregulated to manage their emotions. But what is the difference between the two? Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs. Mentalization-Based Therapy: What are the Differences? (link) Feb 07, 2012 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) are two therapies often used in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment. Both strive to help those who are severely disordered and highly emotionally dysregulated to manage their emotions. But what is the difference between the two? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Marsha Linehan’s initial goal…