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Clinical Philosophy

I don't know about you, but the reason I often make notes after psychotherapy sessions is because I need aides-memoires. I've about 18 patients - in my private psychotherapy practice - at any one time; most of them attend just once a week. And what if that's not your reason?! I can report that. this just makes little sense.

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Clinical Philosophy

Section six entitled ‘Clinical Psychopathology’ contains 9 essays on different aspects of (mainly) psychotic experience. The 8 chapters of section five look holistically at the different life worlds of persons with different conditions (schizophrenia, mood disorders, hysteria, BPD, addictions, autism, eating disorders).

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gaslit: narcissistic perversions of thesoul's moral fabric

Clinical Philosophy

My application isn’t of psychoanalytic ideas to matters outside the clinic, but rather of some philosophical thought from outside the clinic to what we find within. We also do well to note that even utterly competent and perfectly knowledgeable observers can differ on the moral or psychological meaning of certain gestures.

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Molly vs. Ecstasy: What’s the Difference?

Gateway Foundation

The drug did not undergo clinical trials or have approval from the FDA. People can experience negative physical and psychological symptoms from drug use yet continue using the substance, indicating dependency or addiction. Psychotherapy. Some people have also reported cravings for MDMA and withdrawal symptoms.

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19 Essential Social Work Practice Skills You Should Work on Refining Now

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Clinician – this involves providing direct clinical services such as counseling, psychotherapy and crisis intervention. Anger management for autistic children Anger management for autistic children – Social work aims to enhance the mental and emotional health of individuals and families by offering psychological services.

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what's love got to do with it?

Clinical Philosophy

In a paper on whether psychotherapy is a form of prostitution, philosopher Rupert Read suggests that therapy is to genuine loving friendship (‘agape’) as prostitution is to erotic love (‘eros’). Is psychotherapy, too, not a more subtle selling of such a fantasy? Psychotherapy - a form of prostitution? John Ryan Haule.