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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma</title>
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		<title>Cannabis Use Increases Psychosis in Sexual Abuse Survivors</title>
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		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cannabis-psychosis-sexual-abuse-0207123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research into cannabis use and psychosis is showing that survivors of childhood sexual abuse who also were cannabis users as teens are more likely to experience psychosis than survivors who were not cannabis users.]]></description>
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		<title>Recognizing Resiliency in Maladaptive PTSD Behaviors</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/resiliency-maladaptive-ptsd-behaviors-0207122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/resiliency-maladaptive-ptsd-behaviors-0207122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dissociation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11572</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In people with posttraumatic stress disorder, behaviors learned in childhood can lead to either resilience or pathology as adults. Therapists can help clients learn to turn maladaptive behaviors into strengths.]]></description>
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		<title>The Unexpected Gifts of Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gifts-of-trauma-survivors-0201124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gifts-of-trauma-survivors-0201124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AthenaPhillips</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Non-Pathological Model]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While nobody wishes for a traumatic experience, trauma offers gifts that survivors say they have come to cherish: a greater sense of gratitude and delight in each new day, increased intuitive abilities, and enhanced appreciation for when things go well.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Study Examines Risk Factors for Illicit Drug Use</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/risk-factors-illicit-drug-use-0201121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/risk-factors-illicit-drug-use-0201121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mood Swings]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experimentation is a common behavior during adolescence. Young adulthood is a time when individuals begin exploring new relationships, activities, and even substances. Drug use among young adults is not uncommon. However, adolescents who continue to abuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to engage in risky sexual activity, aggression, and unlawful behaviors. There are many [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Victims Don’t Acknowledge Stalking</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/victims-dont-acknowledge-stalking-0131122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/victims-dont-acknowledge-stalking-0131122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Acknowledgement of victimization is the first step on the road to recovery. Yet many individuals who are victims of stalking don’t ever acknowledge that they have been victimized. Although there is much research examining this phenomenon in sexual assaults, little research has been devoted to the psychological ramifications of unacknowledged victims of stalking. To address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Love in</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/taking-love-in-0113125/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/taking-love-in-0113125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Love is one of the most elemental of emotions—it is a building block to some of our deepest relationships and a component in many of our happiest days. Yet the ability to freely give and receive love is a fragile skill, which traumatic experiences can all too easily dent or damage. Learning how to be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Study Examines Predictors of PTSD and Depression after Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/predictors-ptsd-depression-after-trauma-0127121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/predictors-ptsd-depression-after-trauma-0127121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experiencing a traumatic event can cause an individual to develop significant mental health problems, most commonly posttraumatic stress or depression. Many times, individuals who have been exposed to trauma develop varying degrees of both of these issues. Early detection is critical for diagnosis and treatment. In a recent study, Birgit Kleim of the Institute of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Higher Rates of Intimate Partner Aggression in Female Veterans Than Male Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/partner-aggression-female-veterans-0126121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/partner-aggression-female-veterans-0126121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of women who serve in the military and engage in combat is at an all-time high. The serious negative psychological consequences of being exposed to combat situations are well documented in male and female veterans. Those who return from war zones are at increased risk for many mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/partner-aggression-female-veterans-0126121/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rape Victims Who Avoid Coping Benefit From EMDR</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rape-victims-benefit-from-emdr-0118122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rape-victims-benefit-from-emdr-0118122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly one in 12 women who suffer with posttraumatic stress do so as a result of being raped. Although many therapies have been shown to help reduce the symptoms of rape-related PTSD, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and prolonged exposure (PE), a small number of these women still do not see significant relief. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rape-victims-benefit-from-emdr-0118122/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Emergency Dispatchers Benefit From Rose-Colored Glasses</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rose-colored-glasses-benefit-emergency-dispatchers-0117121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rose-colored-glasses-benefit-emergency-dispatchers-0117121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peritraumatic emotional distress is a psychological condition that puts an individual at increased risk for depression and posttraumatic stress (PTSD). Specifically, peritraumatic emotional distress has been linked to increased negative self-perceptions and occurs when someone experiences a traumatic event and after. First responders and emergency personnel are especially vulnerable to peritraumatic emotional distress, and the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rose-colored-glasses-benefit-emergency-dispatchers-0117121/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Study Examines Effectiveness of Seeking Safety for Women With PTSD</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ptsd-women-seeking-safety-effectively-0113122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ptsd-women-seeking-safety-effectively-0113122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seeking Safety is a brief therapeutic treatment that incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques in order to decrease substance misuse in people suffering from post-traumatic stress. Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) are common in individuals who have experienced a traumatic event, and the majority of women being treated for SUDs have reported prior traumas. Because SUD and PTSD [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ptsd-women-seeking-safety-effectively-0113122/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cannabis Use May Prolong PTSD Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cannabis-use-prolongs-ptsd-symptoms-0112122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cannabis-use-prolongs-ptsd-symptoms-0112122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) is on the rise among military veterans with PTSD. “Indeed, rates of PTSD diagnoses among veterans increased 60% between 2002 and 2007, and rates of CUD diagnoses within the Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital system increased more than 50% between 2002 and 2009,” said Marcel O. Bonn-Miller of the National Center for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Being Mindful of &#8216;Kindfull&#8217; Play: Empathy-Building Play Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-mindful-empathy-building-play-therapy-0112114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-mindful-empathy-building-play-therapy-0112114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cheriespehar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not a surprise that we have heard much stirring in the last several years about the importance of empathy and its role in everything from attachment, to neural development, to world positivity. There is an empathy shortage in the world, and we are seeing the far-reaching effects. Bullying. Violence. Insensitivity. Selfishness. In practice, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reasons why Trauma Treatment &amp; Recovery might Be a Bad Idea</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-treatment-and-recovery-problematic-0106114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-treatment-and-recovery-problematic-0106114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AthenaPhillips</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision to contact a therapist, set up an appointment, interview the therapist and agree to move forward with treatment might seem to imply that a client is ready to pursue their goal of feeling better. Unfortunately, ambivalence surrounding the therapeutic process as well as its outcome occurs far more commonly than clarity around this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-treatment-and-recovery-problematic-0106114/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Secret Affairs Causes More Hostility in Relationships than Coming Clean</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/secret-affairs-causes-hostility-in-relationships-0105111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/secret-affairs-causes-hostility-in-relationships-0105111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infidelity / Affair Recovery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Extradyadic involvement (EDI), also known as infidelity, occurs in many relationships. At times, the infidelity is known to both partners, and at other times, only the participating partner is aware of the EDI. Regardless, EDIs have significant negative consequences. “Many negative emotional and behavioral correlates of EDI have been documented including partner violence, acute anxiety, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Study Examines Long-term Treatment Effects for Women with PTSD</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/long-term-treatment-effects-study-women-with-ptsd-1230112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/long-term-treatment-effects-study-women-with-ptsd-1230112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is treated in a number of ways, the most common of which is through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). “The specific CBT protocols of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE) have both been demonstrated to be efficacious in ameliorating PTSD and comorbid depression, anxiety, guilt, and anger,” said Patricia A. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reclaiming Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reclaiming-holidays-122920114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/reclaiming-holidays-122920114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Holiday traditions can be excruciatingly difficult for individuals who have experienced traumatic events, and yet finding a way to decrease this difficulty is an often neglected topic. Many individuals take a “grin and bear it” attitude and argue that the holiday season only comes once a year. While the final months of a calendar year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Causal Context May Influence Psychopathology Diagnosis</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/casual-context-influences-psychopathology-diagnosis-12281/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/casual-context-influences-psychopathology-diagnosis-12281/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Clinicians rely on varying factors to assess a client’s level of mental health. Past events, such as abuse or trauma, can help a clinician determine if the behavior a client exhibits in the present tense warrants psychological treatment. But exactly how does a clinician decide what is normal or abnormal behavior?  “The concept of psychological [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Disclosure Offers More Psychological Benefits than Private Disclosure</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/public-disclosure-more-psychologically-beneficial-1216111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/public-disclosure-more-psychologically-beneficial-1216111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Public disclosure of personal experiences, feelings or events, is becoming a more widely accepted form of psychological healing than private disclosure. “For instance, one recent experiment showed that undergraduates who wrote about an unresolved stressful experience that was then submitted to the researchers, as opposed to kept private, experienced less depression and fewer physical symptoms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frequent Mild Psychosis Risk Factor for Clinical Psychosis</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/frequent-mild-psychosis-risk-factor-for-clinical-psychosis-1215113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/frequent-mild-psychosis-risk-factor-for-clinical-psychosis-1215113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Adolescents who exhibit mild psychotic episodes will rarely go on to develop full blown clinical psychosis. “Longitudinal studies in general population samples, using follow-up intervals from 6 months to 8 years, have shown that, in most adolescents, psychotic experiences disappear over time and do not persist into adulthood,” said J.T. Wigman of the Department of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Race-based Stress Scale Helps Identify Discrimination Effects</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/race-based-stress-scale-identifies-discrimination-effects-1212113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/race-based-stress-scale-identifies-discrimination-effects-1212113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Racial discrimination and racism can have serious negative psychological effects. Many studies have been conducted examining the relationship between racism and stress, racism and anxiety and racism and depression. However, until now, there has been no tool available to measure all of the mental health consequences of racial discrimination. In an effort to bridge this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Leadership Influences the Stigma attached to Mental Health Services</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/military-leadership-influences-therapy-stigma-1214112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/military-leadership-influences-therapy-stigma-1214112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Military veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have reported high levels of psychological problems, according the Department of Veterans Affairs. “This data revealed that in 2008 rates of PTSD were at 21.8%, rates of depression were at 17.4%, rates of alcohol abuse were at 7.1%, and rates of drug abuse were at 3.0%,” said Thomas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experienced Therapists Recommend Similar Strategies for Dissociation</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experienced-therapists-treat-dissociation-similarly-1212113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/experienced-therapists-treat-dissociation-similarly-1212113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dissociation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (DDNOS) and dissociative identity disorder (DID) have been studied greatly over the past decade. Experts agree that these psychological challenges are most often the results of traumatic events and clients with DID or DDNOS respond best to treatment that targets the trauma. “Cross-sectional and longitudinal data from a large, observational [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Externalization of Trauma: A View of PTSD Symptoms as Healthy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/externalization-trauma-ptsd-symptoms-healthy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/externalization-trauma-ptsd-symptoms-healthy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AthenaPhillips</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helplessness/Victimhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Narrative Therapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10941</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trauma symptoms are often experienced and viewed as invasive and malevolent.  Helplessness, hopelessness, confusion and a condemnation of self for their existence also appear thematic.  The initial layer of trauma treatment is frequently the unraveling of self-loathing for the expression of symptoms themselves; survivor and therapist collude in their endorsement of them as being inherently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Balance Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/balanced-gratitude-1201114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/balanced-gratitude-1201114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Thanksgiving behind us and the holiday season in full swing, it seems fitting to talk about gratitude. Gratitude captures both the verbal expression of thanks as well as an overall attitude of appreciation. This disposition of thanks brings obvious benefit to the recipient of gratitude, but it also enriches your life – you being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Treatment of PTSD in Veterans</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/prolonged-exposure-therapy-treating-ptsd-veterans-1118111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/prolonged-exposure-therapy-treating-ptsd-veterans-1118111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) has been identified as one of the most effective forms of therapy for veterans with PTSD resulting from combat. Veterans from Vietnam, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation New Dawn (OND), along with Gulf War Veterans, struggle with PTSD as a result of trauma experienced during their [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/prolonged-exposure-therapy-treating-ptsd-veterans-1118111/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Cost and Effectiveness of Individual and Family Therapies</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/individual-family-therapies-cost-effectiveness-1110112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/individual-family-therapies-cost-effectiveness-1110112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The mental health field is comprised of various disciplines that range greatly in cost and efficacy. But few studies have looked at how these different disciplines compare to each other with respect to overall large scale cost effectiveness and treatment viability. In an attempt to fill this void, D. Russell Crane, Ph.D., analyzed four years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Previous Trauma Experience Affect Adjustment After Divorce?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/previous-trauma-affects-adjustment-after-divorce-1103111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/previous-trauma-affects-adjustment-after-divorce-1103111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Divorce occurs in more than fifty percent of married couples. For some people, divorce causes an immense amount of stress that can result in negative health conditions, such as depression and decreased social functioning. “Although most adults ultimately fare well following the end of marriage, which is consistent with humans’ general capacity for resilience in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Anxiety Buffer System Compromised in People with PTSD?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-buffer-compromised-with-ptsd-1102114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-buffer-compromised-with-ptsd-1102114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study led by Pelin Kesebir of the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, people who suffer with PTSD have an anxiety buffering system that is compromised. “According to terror management theory (TMT), human awareness of mortality and vulnerability creates a potential for paralyzing anxiety. Effective management of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pulling Alongside Distress</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pulling-alongside-distress-1102112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pulling-alongside-distress-1102112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been looking at compassion and how to increase the compassion you have for yourself. The first article in this series looked at the concept of compassion as a whole, the second explored how to recognize your limits and the third focused on how to have tenderheartedness towards your distress. This article focuses on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/group-sensorimotor-psychotherapy-for-trauma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/group-sensorimotor-psychotherapy-for-trauma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Experiencing traumatic events can cause impairments in physical and biological reactions that lead to psychological symptoms. The majority of mainstream treatment approaches for trauma do not integrate somatic therapy. “Even so, there is a growing recognition of the importance of working somatically in the treatment of traumatic stress,” said Judith I. Langmuir, of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Irritable or Angry Experience of Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/irritable-angry-depression-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/irritable-angry-depression-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CynthiaLubow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Men's Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many times, people who suffer from this particular experience of depression, and those around them, don’t recognize it as depression. The person experiencing the anger often believes the people around him/her are disappointing, irritating, or intolerable, and feels as uncomfortable emotionally as someone with severe poison oak feels physically. He/she may feel very frustrated that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Respond to Bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bullying-response/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bullying-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnMigueis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bullying has been hitting headlines lately in strong force. Newspapers have been littered with horror stories of bullying, and states have attempted to address the issue through legislation. Historically, the impact of bullying has been minimized by the general public due to a general perception that being the recipient of such behavior is a rite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Tenderheartedness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-tenderheartedness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/growing-tenderheartedness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is the third in a series of articles looking at the concept and development of self-compassion (the definition of compassion being used is: a recognition of pain/distress coupled with a tenderheartedness towards the distress and a tendency to pull alongside the suffering with a proclivity to alleviate it). The first article looked at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Poverty and Trauma as Predictors of Future Victimization</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/childhood-poverty-trauma-predict-future-victimization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/childhood-poverty-trauma-predict-future-victimization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[: Traumatic events in childhood can lead to a lifetime of psychological problems. People who have experienced an interpersonal trauma are much more likely to be re-victimized later in life than those who have no experience of trauma. “Women with a childhood abuse history are around 1.4 to 3.7 times more likely to be sexually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Examines Anxiety Sensitivity and Alcohol in Client with PTSD</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-sensitivity-alcohol-use-with-ptsd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-sensitivity-alcohol-use-with-ptsd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10271</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Anxiety sensitivity (AS) describes over-sensitivity to anxiety and symptoms of anxiety. Essentially, someone with AS is afraid of being anxious and afraid, and is at increased risk for developing a potential anxiety problem. Individuals with AS may also use alcohol to cope with stressful situations. In a recent study led by Seth J. Gillihan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stressful Life Events May Cause Late-Onset PTSD</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stressful-events-late-onset-ptsd-linked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stressful-events-late-onset-ptsd-linked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Many individuals who experience a trauma only have minor problems as a result of the event, but became hyper-sensitive because of the experience and are unable to cope adequately with subsequent stressful life events (SLE). This can eventually lead to the development of post traumatic symptoms many months or years after the trauma occurs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depression and PTSD Linked to Sedentary Lifestyle among College Students</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-ptsd-linked-with-college-lifestyle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-ptsd-linked-with-college-lifestyle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Lauren A. Rutter of the VA Boston Healthcare System recently led a study to determine the relationship between post-traumatic stress (PTSD), depression, health and exercise in a sampling of college students. “Depression is an episodic illness characterized by low mood and loss of interest in activities that used to be enjoyable. Depression has also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Obstacles and Benefits of Play Therapy for Child and Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/obstacles-benefits-play-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/obstacles-benefits-play-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Dyadic play therapy is a form of play therapy that allows parents who have themselves suffered trauma, the opportunity to address their own symptoms and attend to the strained attachment with their child. But very often, the parents are resistant to this form of treatment. “For adult survivors of childhood trauma, psychotherapy can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Artlish&#8217; &#8211; Communicating 9/11 through the Language of Art</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/artlish-art-language-communication-911/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/artlish-art-language-communication-911/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BarbaraMosinski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Therapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Art is a language. For the sake of this blog, let’s call it ‘artlish’ (not to be confused or linked with the Artlish Caves Park in British Columbia). ‘Artlish’, the language, can externalize experience, perception, hope, fear, rage or a combination of those feelings and others. On opposite ends of a spectrum, art language, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Children of 9/11 – How Well Have They Adjusted?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-well-911children-adjusted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-well-911children-adjusted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10081</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: In the ten years since 9/11, more and more research has emerged examining how this trauma has affected the psychological and social well-being of the children who experienced the trauma, indirectly or directly. However, there is still little evidence available demonstrating how the event has affected these children long-term. “Major negative life events can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Barriers to the Delivery of Evidence Based PTSD Treatment</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overcoming-barriers-evidence-based-ptsd-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overcoming-barriers-evidence-based-ptsd-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: “While outcome research points to trauma-focused interventions, particularly exposure therapy, as the most effective form of treatment for PTSD, several practitioner surveys have indicated that most do not use this approach,” said Anne-Laure Couineau and David Forbes of the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health and the University of Melbourne. They noted, however, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering September 11</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/remembering-september-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/remembering-september-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynnSomerstein</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting in my New York City office on 84th Street when the phone began ringing over and over. Clearly someone was trying to get in touch with me, but I generally don’t answer the phone during sessions, and we only had about 15 minutes to go anyway. When the session was over I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September 11th, 2011 – We Will Never Forget</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/september-11th-we-will-never-forget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/september-11th-we-will-never-forget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JenWilson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A poll taken just this week reveals that 58% of Americans fear a terrorist attack. Ten years after the Dealey Plaza moment of my generation, people are still unnerved. We can no longer carry nail files, letter openers, matches, lighters, or even water bottles onto planes. We must raise our arms, take off our shoes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Criminals with PTSD Receive Favorable Treatment?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/criminals-ptsd-receive-favorable-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/criminals-ptsd-receive-favorable-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy News Headline: Post-traumatic stress symptoms can cause violent behavior, aggression and overreaction, especially in military personnel. “In the next several years, criminal courts may see an increase in the numbers of defendants who are veterans still struggling with the psychological effects of war,” said Jennifer Kelly Wilson of the University of Alabama, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Repeated Trauma Increases Adjustment Difficulties after Subsequent Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/repeated-trauma-increases-adjustment-difficulties-after-subsequent-trauma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/repeated-trauma-increases-adjustment-difficulties-after-subsequent-trauma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9997</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: “Those who have experienced multiple traumas are more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than those who have had a single traumatic experience, and there appears to be a linear relationship between the number of traumas experienced and an individual’s risk for PTSD,” said researchers of a recent study. “Experiencing multiple traumas has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Suggests Mindfulness is Beneficial to First Responders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-suggests-mindfulness-beneficial-first-responders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-suggests-mindfulness-beneficial-first-responders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Mindfulness is a therapeutic technique that teaches one to focus entirely on the present moment as a method of coping with negative psychological symptoms. For first responders, including fire-fighters, this type of practice could be particularly beneficial. “Mindfulness-based interventions may complement cognitive behavioral approaches, which focus on teaching people to regulate distressing thoughts and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trauma Systems Therapy Has Psychological Benefits and Decreases Hospital Stay</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-systems-therapy-psychological-benefits-decrease-hospital-stay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-systems-therapy-psychological-benefits-decrease-hospital-stay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trauma systems therapy (TST) is a therapeutic technique that helps children manage post-traumatic stress. TST examines all of the social factors and other external influences that contribute to the PTSD symptoms relative to the emotional maturity and capability of a child. In a new study, researchers from the Children’s Hospital Boston, in collaboration with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychological Abuse in Intimate Relationships Increases Intensity of PTSD Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychological-abuse-intimate-relationships-ptsd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychological-abuse-intimate-relationships-ptsd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most common forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) are sexual violence, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and physical abuse and each causes significant psychological problems. “Many victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) experience negative mental health outcomes including anxiety problems, substance abuse, depression, and suicidal ideation,” said Amber Norwood and Christopher Murphy of the University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Links Child Trauma and School Performance</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-links-child-trauma-school-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-links-child-trauma-school-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Children who underachieve academically can do so as a result of traumatic experiences. “Mental health professionals and educators who are unaware of a child’s trauma history or its impact may aggravate the situation by holding a child to unrealistic expectations or misinterpreting the child’s symptoms as indicative of bad conduct or another disorder,” said researchers [...]]]></description>
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