Cognitive Therapy That Improves Problem Solving Reduces Risk for Suicide
Individuals who attempt suicide once are likely to attempt it again. The rate of repeat attempts is highest in the first 6 months after the initial attempt, but the risk continues unless the root of the psychological stress is addressed. People attempt suicide because they often see it as the only way to cope with overwhelming emotional pain or trauma. They may not be able to see any other solution to their problem and can feel trapped in a state of hopelessness. This... Read More
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Children with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties (SEBD) often exhibit speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) as well. Clinicians and educators who work with these children have the challenge of identifying which type of treatments will best serve the needs of these special children. SEBD has been shown to be linked to communication deficits, but this relationship has not been fully explored. Gender, social conditions, intelligence, and relationship styles are factors that contribute to both SLCN and SEBD. Most children with these problems are not identified until they enter... 
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Most women have experienced some symptom of premenstrual discomfort at one point or another—whether it be bloating, aches and pains, breast tenderness, fatigue, tension, headaches, or sleep, eating, and/or mood disturbances. By some estimates, up to 80% of women experience at least one symptom with some regularity. For approximately 5% of women, however, symptoms are severe enough to meet criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, which can lead to impaired functioning and quality of life during the last week of the menstrual cycle and until about 4 days after menstruation has begun.... 
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Most of you as clinicians, and likely some among you as prospective clients and curious readers, have heard of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). In a nutshell, this is a psychotherapeutic modality focusing on behaviors that are not helpful in getting one's needs met in relationships and life at large and are often destructive. My sense is that the focus in this form of therapy is not the cognitive component, or core beliefs, that drive these behaviors but rather the behaviors that are negatively impacting a client's life. It is my intention, and my passion and heart's desire as a psychotherapist,... 
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One form of treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) is acute phase 
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Psychotherapy is the first form of treatment for depression or anxiety and involves a variety of treatment techniques. During psychotherapy, the person experiencing depression or anxiety speaks with a licensed psychologist or therapist who helps him or her to identify and work on the causative factors. These factors trigger depression or anxiety by working in combination with chemical imbalances in the brain or heredity factors.
Psychotherapy helps people with depression or anxiety in the following ways:
Understanding the behaviors, ideas, and emotions that contribute to depression or anxiety
Identifying... 
