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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

Social Work Blog

Depression is a very common and serious mental health condition that can significantly impact a person’s ability to function in all aspects of life. In fact, those with other health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and substance use disorder are also at greater risk of developing depression [1]. Depression.

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Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Bandit

PSYCHOTHERAPY. Anti-Depressants. TikTok Video. YouTube Video. Infographic. Cognitive-Behavioral Information. Psychodynamic Information. Humanistic. Integrative/Holistic. IPSRT (Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy) Information. MEDICATIONS. Antipsychotics Antipsychotics A–Z Information. Mood Stabilizers Information. Benzodiazepines.

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psychotherapy as internal relation

Clinical Philosophy

(notes for a talk at Confer, 21st Sep 2019 ) Abstract Describing psychotherapy as a method of treatment is expedient in healthcare settings, but it would take a tin ear to not baulk at it as a characterisation of the therapeutic experience. Then again, psychotherapy is also in the business of helping patients separate out from others.

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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Depression is a complex condition that can significantly impact how a person views themselves and society. While researchers haven’t found one particular cause of the condition, many studies reveal a strong connection between depression and perfectionism. How Perfectionism Leads to Depression. What Is Perfectionism?

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Why Anyone Can Benefit From Therapy

My Brains Not Broken

There’s a lot I could say here (especially as someone who once refused to see a therapist because my depression “wasn’t that bad” – whatever that means) but simply put, therapy isn’t only for someone experiencing a mental health crisis.

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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Having depression, anxiety or any other mental health condition isn’t a weakness, so a person who develops PTSD isn’t weak for having a natural response to a life-altering experience. These medications can help treat the symptoms so a person can address their trauma through other forms of treatment, such as psychotherapy.

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psychotherapy's moral bite: on deactivating the projection of will

Clinical Philosophy

It's from a recent blogpost by Jon Frederikson ; Frederikson is a particularly lucid and thoughtful exponent of ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy). And now the example. Being 'the adult in the room' is not, we might say, simply a matter of having a certain psychological maturity.