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		<title>Does Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior Predict Eating Disorders?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New findings suggest that children who present with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder have a higher risk of developing eating disorders as teens. Girls and those with a family history of disordered eating were also at higher risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Sexual Distress Indicative of Sexual Dysfunction?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/does-sexual-distress-indicate-dysfunction-0131123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the International Consensus Development Conference, female sexual dysfunction (FSD) must be characterized by anxiety about sexual performance together with feelings of distress and other symptoms of dysfunction. However, according to a new study led by A. Burri of the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College in London, many women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Body Image Issues and Healthy Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-healthy-boundaries-013012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people, but primarily young, educated, Western women, struggle to sustain a positive body image—for a multitude of reasons that have been discussed in previous posts. Often a negative body image leads to a poor relationship with the body and other aspects of self. It is associated with impoverished self-care and unhealthy eating and lifestyle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mood Challenges During Pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mood-challenges-during-pregnancy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of attention has been paid to postpartum depression, due in part to celebrities such as Brooke Shields, Marie Osmond, and Gwyneth Paltrow helping to destigmatize the most common complication of childbirth. As an advocate, therapist, mother, and survivor of postpartum depression, I am happy that medical communities and the public at large are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Story of Disordered Eating, Weight Loss and Bone Health</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/disordered-eating-weight-loss-bone-health-0113126/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/disordered-eating-weight-loss-bone-health-0113126/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had my first DXA scan a few weeks ago. My gynecologist felt that it was time I had one, as I’m officially post-menopausal. While I was curious about the results, I wasn’t worried—I’ve done yoga, including various crazy postures that involve balancing my body’s weight on my arms, for many years. I used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Rejection Sensitivity Promote or Prevent Sexism in the Workplace?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rejection-sensitivity-affects-workplace-sexism-0112123/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rejection-sensitivity-affects-workplace-sexism-0112123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In competitive workplace environments, women often aspire to achieve status equal to their male counterparts. But a new study suggests that women who are sensitive to rejection by male superiors may engage in self-silencing behaviors that actually promote, rather than prevent sexism. Self-silencing occurs when an individual refrains from verbalizing their opinions or beliefs for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women with Anorexia May Have Categorical Learning Deficiencies</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anorexic-women-categorical-learning-deficiencies-linked-0106111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anorexic-women-categorical-learning-deficiencies-linked-0106111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent research has focused on examining the cognitive abilities of people with eating issues and in particular, of women with anorexia nervosa (AN). “These studies are important for a better understanding of AN given the possibility that cognitive deficits may (a) contribute to the development and persistence of AN, (b) result from neurological changes associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unsexy IVF &#8211; The Price of In Vitro Fertilization</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unsexy-in-vitro-fertilization-0104124/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/unsexy-in-vitro-fertilization-0104124/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Technology can have a marvelous effect on sexuality in many ways. One example is the vibrator, which has helped countless women discover that we can indeed pleasure ourselves to orgasm. This in turn leads many of us to become orgasmic with a partner, so everyone’s happy. On the other hand, extraordinary advances in technology can [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</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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		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></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>Mother’s Little Helper May Be Motherhood Itself</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mothers-little-helper-motherhood-itself-1229113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mothers-little-helper-motherhood-itself-1229113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mothers are better able to handle stress than females who have never experienced motherhood, according to a new study. “Indeed, several studies report that new mothers are better able to learn to navigate in their environment, a behavior that would more often than not have positive consequences for survival of the offspring,” said Lisa Y. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Staying Your Own Person while Home for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-yourself-during-holiday-visits-1212114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/being-yourself-during-holiday-visits-1212114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeverlyAmsel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For adult children, going home for the holidays may be problematic. While it can be wonderful to see parents, siblings, and extended family, it can also be an occasion that brings up old, unresolved conflicts. One of the most typical unresolved conflicts is related to separation and individuation: while growing up at home, some children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Eating and Fear of Weight Gain</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/holiday-eating-fear-weight-gain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/holiday-eating-fear-weight-gain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is a holiday for cultivating gratitude for all the good in our lives. It’s also an opportunity to participate in a ritual of breaking bread with loved ones, a celebration of our connection to others, sharing the plentiful food that we are fortunate enough to have. Yet as Thanksgiving approached, several of my clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex, Gender and Personal Identity Concepts</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-gender-personal-identity-concepts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sex-gender-personal-identity-concepts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During a recent staff workshop at my school, the presenter shocked and confounded most of the crowd when she used the word “pansexual”. Most of the teachers in the room had never before heard this term. “Bisexual” they could wrap their heads around: someone sexually attracted to people of both genders. But pansexual&#8230; someone sexually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering and Thriving as a Parent After Perinatal Depression and Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/recovering-thriving-parent-after-perinatal-depression-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/recovering-thriving-parent-after-perinatal-depression-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10902</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am particularly reflective at this time of year, as my youngest son is turning six years old. It was just that many years ago that I experienced the joy of his birth and then the ensuing terrifying abyss with postpartum depression. I love my little angel boy more than life itself. And I loved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Moms May Regret Short Maternity Leaves</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-moms-regret-short-maternity-leaves-1129113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-moms-regret-short-maternity-leaves-1129113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to new research, mothers who take longer maternity leaves are able to manage work related and family stress when they return to the workforce better than those who return to work immediately after giving birth. Additionally, the longer a mother spends with her newborn before returning to work, the more confident she is in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Girls are Bullies</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/when-girls-are-bullies-1128115/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/when-girls-are-bullies-1128115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GailPost</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember your first bully…the girl who called you fat, mocked your choice in clothes, or spread false rumors about you? Of course you do. It’s like a first kiss, a first drink, the first time you drove a car. Only this is a memory you wish you could forget. You may not recall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depressed Females Prone to Ruminate More than Males</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depressed-females-ruminate-more-than-males-1116112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depressed-females-ruminate-more-than-males-1116112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10763</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 20 percent of adolescents will have experienced a major depressive episode by the time they reach the age of 18, with twice as many girls becoming depressed as boys. “One possible explanation for the emergent sex difference in depression is a sex difference in rumination, which is the tendency to respond to negative events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gender Rules: How Does That Make You Feel?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/redefining-gender-rules-1114114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/redefining-gender-rules-1114114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DamonConstantinides</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10737</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we are born, and these days often even before, the big question is, “Is it a boy or a girl?” The way this question was answered when we were born impacts us every day throughout our whole lives. This is the day we are assigned a gender. In our culture we treat boys and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When the Bough Breaks: Resources for Overcoming Perinatal Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overcoming-perinatal-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/overcoming-perinatal-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month. Therefore, it seems a pertinent time to discuss the difficult topic of perinatal loss. Just what is perinatal loss? Perinatal loss is the death of an infant during pregnancy or soon after. It includes miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death. Miscarriage is the most common of this form [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Targeted Interventions Help Middle-Aged Women with Eating Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/interventions-help-women-with-eating-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/interventions-help-women-with-eating-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Women struggle with eating issues at various ages, and research suggests that over the course of their lifetimes, women maintain relatively constant levels of body dissatisfaction. More recent findings reveal that middle-aged women are among the fastest growing segment of the population with eating problems and body image issues today. “Findings consistently indicate that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Weight Suppression Can Affect Treatment for Bulimia</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/weight-suppression-affects-bulimia-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/weight-suppression-affects-bulimia-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: “Weight suppression (WS) refers to the difference between highest past weight (since reaching adult height) and current weight,” said Michael R. Lowe of the Department of Psychology at Drexel University. “Because the average body mass index (BMI) of individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) is in the normal weight range, this suggests that many individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Vanity Myth: Eating Disorders and Beauty</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/vanity-myth-about-eating-disorders-beauty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/vanity-myth-about-eating-disorders-beauty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JosieTuttle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most prevalent and harmful misconceptions about eating disorders is that they are all about vanity. Many people believe that sufferers are vain, beauty-obsessed brats that could easily recover if they&#8217;d simply stop looking in the mirror and get over their need to be pretty. This isn&#8217;t even close to the truth. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Similar Behaviors Found in Women with Food and Substance Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/similar-behaviors-found-in-women-with-food-and-substance-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/similar-behaviors-found-in-women-with-food-and-substance-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Women with substance use issues are more likely to also struggle with eating issues than women without substance issues, and similarly, women with eating issues are at increased risk for substance use problems. In both these groups of women, a common risk factor is impulsivity. “Recent research has identified that negative urgency, the tendency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Women in Committed Relationships Lose Sexual Desire?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-committed-relationships-lose-sexual-desire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-committed-relationships-lose-sexual-desire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JillDenton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9959</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How often do you want sex? And is that enough? Not wanting enough sex is the big problem for most women who consult me as a clinical sexologist. And most sex therapists will agree that having a low level of sexual desire is a problem.  But the majority of these women are heterosexual with male [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing Negative Thoughts with Friends May Predict Depression in Female Adolescents</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/female-adolescent-depression-share-negative-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/female-adolescent-depression-share-negative-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9859</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Talking about problems is a common practice, especially among teen girls. But does this form of negative self-disclosure, referred to as co-rumination, protect youth from developing depressive symptoms, or contribute to them? Researchers at Rutgers University, the University of Denver and Binghamton University at the State University of New York, collaborated on a study to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Thin Line Between Diet and Eating Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thin-line-diet-eating-disorder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/thin-line-diet-eating-disorder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JosieTuttle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it, hardly anybody has a completely healthy relationship with food. Unfortunately for our society, disordered eating is the norm, whether it&#8217;s crash dieting, stress-eating, or whatever else you want to call it.  Because of this, it can be really hard for someone in danger of developing an eating disorder to recognize the slippery slope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help! My Brain is Betraying Me!: Intrusive Thoughts in Motherhood</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/intrusive-motherhood-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/intrusive-motherhood-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mandy nuzzled her 3 month old baby happily as she warmed his bottle. It felt so good to breathe in his sweet baby smell and touch his soft delicate skin, his little body curled in a warm embrace into the curve of her neck. Mandy was starting to feel like she had her “sea-legs&#8217; as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Dissonance-Based Treatment Decrease Eating Issues?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/dissonance-treatment-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/dissonance-treatment-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to understand how to better treat women with eating and food issues, researchers conducted a study comparing the long-term effectiveness of a dissonance-based eating disorder program versus a traditional educational intervention. Eric Stice, Paul Rohde, Heather Shaw and Jeff Gau, all of the Oregon Research Institute, believe the study is vitally important. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Depression Lead to Marital Discord, or Vice Versa?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-marital-discord/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-marital-discord/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers wanted to determine if marital conflict led to depressive symptoms in committed couples, or if the presence of depressive symptoms increased marital conflict. “Poor relationship quality is a significant risk factor for both diagnostic and sub-clinical levels of depressive symptoms, and depressive symptoms increase the risk of relationship disruptions,” said a team of researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Domestic Violence during Pregnancy Shape the Mother-Child Bond</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-pregnancy-bond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/domestic-violence-pregnancy-bond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Expectant women experience a shift in self-perception from being not a mother, to becoming a mother. Alytia A. Levondosky, Ph.D., and G. Anne Bogat, Ph.D., both of the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University, together with Alissa C. Huth-Bocks, Ph.D., Department of Psychology at Eastern Michigan State University, conducted a study to determine what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Friendship After a Lesbian Breakup Work?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lesbian-breakup-friendship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lesbian-breakup-friendship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For people who are dating or dealing with the starting and ending of intimate relationships, a certain question tends to arise&#8230; can ex-partners maintain healthy roles in each others’ lives? And if so, when, where, how, and (most obviously) why? Sometimes an ex’s role is clear; for example, a couple who has children together will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Latina Women at Increased Risk for PTSD during and after Pregnancy?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/latina-women-ptsd-post-partum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/latina-women-ptsd-post-partum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many women experience post-traumatic stress during and after pregnancy. But a new study discovered that in low-income Latina women, the presence of psychological problems can increase the risk for PTSD during pregnancy and postpartum. “PTSD symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum periods are associated with adverse perinatal risk behaviors, psychiatric comorbidity, and other adverse maternal and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Abused Husband</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abused-husband-domestic-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DarrenHaber</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A psychology professor at California State Long Beach has compiled an impressive pile of data – over 500 studies! – that suggests that women are at least as if not more physically aggressive than men in their intimate relationships. In a 2008 ABC News “What Would You Do?” segment, actors played out two scenarios in public: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Find Relief from Menopausal Symptoms with Mindfulness Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-menopause-mindfulness-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-menopause-mindfulness-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mindfulness therapies have been used for years for the treatment of many psychological issues, such as stress, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms. But a new study reveals that this versatile form of therapy may also help alleviate symptoms of menopause in women. Mindfulness approaches are designed to help a client redirect their attention away from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pleasure Principle: What It Is and How It Can Improve Your Relationship to Food and Your Body</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pleasure-principle-food-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pleasure-principle-food-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ondinanandinehatvany</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pleasure Principle is simply this: Our bodies are wired to move towards pleasure and avoid pain. We naturally gravitate towards things that taste, smell and feel yummy and delicious. We naturally avoid the opposite. To try to fight the pleasure principle, as so many diets encourage us to do, is to fight one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>She Hates Her Thighs</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-hate-thighs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-image-hate-thighs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShirleyKatzLeon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[She hates her thighs, the sight of them drive her mad. The tissue is soft, the weakness mocks her. Yet she is somehow pulled into the ritual of gazing and when not in front of a reflection, imagining the horror of her flesh. She is repulsed by its frailty, yet it eludes her, defies her, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Link between Food Issues and Post-Partum Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/link-food-issues-postpartum-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/link-food-issues-postpartum-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly one out of every ten pregnant women will experience postpartum depression, or have depressive symptoms during their pregnancy. But there is very little research to explain why. However, a new study hopes to identify some of the causes of postpartum depression and isolate warning signs in order to help these women receive earlier treatment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids of Moms with Postpartum Depression at Increased Risk for Adolescent Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/kids-mom-postpartum-depression-increased-risk-adolescent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/kids-mom-postpartum-depression-increased-risk-adolescent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Groundbreaking research links postpartum depression to increased depression in children. Dr. Lynne Murray, and her colleagues in Britain, studied 100 first-time mothers in order to determine if their offspring would develop depression as a result of their mother’s postpartum depression. In the first study of its kind, the researchers evaluated mothers with and without postpartum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD Symptoms in Young Girls May Predict Adolescence Substance Use Issues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adhd-symptoms-young-girls-predict-adolescence-substance-use/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adhd-symptoms-young-girls-predict-adolescence-substance-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is known to cause problems with impulse control, attention, social interactions and academic performance. But a new study suggests that girls with ADHD may be especially vulnerable to alcohol and substance use disorders in their teen years. The researchers, from the University of Helsinki and the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Hunger Hormone Protect Against Depression?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hunger-hormone-protect-against-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hunger-hormone-protect-against-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8678</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Leptin is a hormone that tells the brain when a person is full and has eaten enough. It is present in everyone and is derived from fat cells in our bodies. However, a new study suggests that a decrease in leptin may be linked to depression. &#8220;Animal data suggest that leptin may reduce anxiety and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living Beyond Stereotypes about Lesbians</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/living-beyond-stereotypes-lesbians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/living-beyond-stereotypes-lesbians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and talking about “lesbians” lately. How “typical lesbians” do this and do that. I even got some feedback from a clerk in a furniture store the other day about the way lesbians commonly make their home decor decisions. And there was that comment in another store alluding to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Serious About Women’s Mental Health</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/getting-serious-women-mental-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/getting-serious-women-mental-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 16:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GailPost</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8605</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[May is Mental Health Month, and while mental health concerns impact everyone, women face distinct challenges. Women possess unique biochemical and hormonal influences that predispose them to certain mental illnesses, and they respond differently to environmental stresses. Not surprisingly, women benefit from a gender-sensitive approach to prevention and treatment. In comparison to men, women are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May is Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S.: Peri-huh?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/perintal-mental-health-awareness-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/perintal-mental-health-awareness-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, May is Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S.! That sure sounds like a mouthful, doesn&#8217;t it? And what is “perinatal” anyhow? Well, I will happily explain&#8230; “Perinatal” pertains to the period of time from conception, through pregnancy and up to a year postpartum (after having a baby) and it is a very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Dreams</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mother-daughter-relationship-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mother-daughter-relationship-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynnSomerstein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night I dreamt that a woman with long octopus arms was breaking into my house by slipping through the cracks in the door, which I kept shutting, and she kept opening. When I woke up I heard the phone ringing- it was my daughter, who had been out late celebrating her birthday with her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Inner Voices of Prejudice and Discrimination</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/internalized-oppression-inner-voice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/internalized-oppression-inner-voice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 01:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DamonConstantinides</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some people, the answer to the question of, “What does prejudice and discrimination have to with mental health?” is clear, and for others it is not. After all, prejudice and discrimination happen to people from the outside and mental health focuses primarily on what is happening for people on the inside, right? However, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Think My Wife Has Postpartum Depression: What Do I Do Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/wife-post-partum-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/wife-post-partum-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndreaSchneider</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are the significant other/partner/support person/spouse of a woman who is experiencing perinatal challenges, you are not alone. Over 20% of all childbearing women develop postpartum depression/anxiety (clinical term). And a significant percentage of those women also have depression/anxiety while pregnant. It can feel very overwhelming as her primary support, and you may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Suggests That Men and Women See Things Differently</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-women-difference-thinking-method/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/men-women-difference-thinking-method/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary It has long been assumed that men see things in black and white while women tend to take a more ambiguous approach. This can often lead to a communication breakdown between a man and a woman. Now there is research to back that theory up. A recent study involving 113 men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Best Treatment for Depression in Pregnant Women?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pregnant-women-depression-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pregnant-women-depression-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The debate over how to treat depression during pregnancy has raged on for years. Taking any medications can pose a risk to an unborn child. However, leaving depression untreated can cause pre-term birth and low birth weights. In addition, women suffering from depression may be at a greater risk for post-partum depression and may need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Springtime and the Constancy of Change</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorders-control-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorders-control-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DeborahKlinger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year- spring! It’s about renewal and rebirth: life-force energy that has lain dormant through winter is now resurging above ground, driving the emergence of flowers and tender young shoots. I look out my window and can no longer see the street for the riot of leaves. Spring is a colorful illustration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Images of Thin Bodies Harmful or Helpful?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-images-thin-bodies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media’s focus on images of thin bodies may actually improve how young women feel about themselves, according to a new study led by Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, associate professor of communication at Ohio State University. Overweight women who were dieting were asked to look at images of thin women for five days. During that time, these women [...]]]></description>
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