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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy</title>
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		<title>Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia in Teens</title>
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		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-based-treatment-anorexia-teens-0202121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Control Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research is showing that family-based therapy is more effective than cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating teens with anorexia nervosa. Teens show a better result in terms of maintaining healthy weight and adhering to treatment.]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Therapy Helps Individuals with Tinnitus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Illness / Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tinnitus is a disabling condition that causes an individual to perceive sounds that are not present. Over 10% of the population suffers with this condition, with nearly 2% of the entire population struggling with tinnitus in the extremely distressing ranges. People in this category have symptoms similar to those who struggle with chronic pain or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psychotherapy Helps in Coping With Anxiety or Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/coping-with-anxiety-or-depression-0117114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/coping-with-anxiety-or-depression-0117114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AndrewMendonsa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interpersonal Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solution Focused Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Psychotherapy is the first form of treatment for depression or anxiety and involves a variety of treatment techniques. During psychotherapy, the person experiencing depression or anxiety speaks with a licensed psychologist or therapist who helps him or her to identify and work on the causative factors. These factors trigger depression or anxiety by working in [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Therapy News]]></category>
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		<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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		<title>Integrated Therapy Provides Hope for those with Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/integrated-therapy-provides-hope-against-eating-disorders-1228112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/integrated-therapy-provides-hope-against-eating-disorders-1228112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a difficult issue to treat and many clients who begin therapy to overcome their food issues drop out before they have reached their goals. At the core of any successful therapy is the treatment alliance, the working relationship between the therapist and the client. “Researchers suggest one of the leading reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remission More Important than Response in Children with Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/remission-supersedes-response-in-children-with-anxiety-1220113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/remission-supersedes-response-in-children-with-anxiety-1220113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remission and response are two different measures used to gauge how well a client responds to treatment for anxiety disorders (AD). Children, in particular, are usually evaluated based on how their symptoms have improved, known as response. Remission, however, is a term used to describe the absence of symptoms altogether. “An important question for clinicians, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Integrated CBT Reduces Suicide in Addicted Adolescents</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/integrated-cbt-reduces-addicted-adolescent-suicide-rate1220111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/integrated-cbt-reduces-addicted-adolescent-suicide-rate1220111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11073</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Adolescents who struggle with alcohol or drug use disorders (AOD) are at increased risk for suicide. “In a review of the adolescent suicide literature, rates of any AOD were found to range from 27% to 50% among adolescents who died by suicide and were associated with 6- to 8.5-fold increase in risk of suicide,” said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anxious Therapists “Drift” from CBT Principles for Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorder-therapists-dont-apply-cbt-1212111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-disorder-therapists-dont-apply-cbt-1212111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10984</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported treatment strategy for people struggling with eating problems, such as bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. However, research suggests that many clinicians do not adhere to, but rather drift from, the core principles of CBT for eating issues. “Why do many clinicians fail to apply empirically supported treatments?” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sudden Gains Improve Long-Term Therapeutic Outcome</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sudden-gains-improve-long-term-therapeutic-outcome-125111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/sudden-gains-improve-long-term-therapeutic-outcome-125111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every individual responds to therapy in their own way. Some people have sudden enlightenments during therapy, while others see a gradual reduction in symptoms little by little between their therapy sessions. These reductions in symptom severity are called sudden gains and are common among people receiving treatment for depression and anxiety. Previous research has shown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How a Therapist Can Help with Sleep Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-therapists-can-address-sleep-disorders-1122112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/how-therapists-can-address-sleep-disorders-1122112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Science of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chronic sleep problems are common, but can have serious mental and physical consequences. “Sleep deprivation at its worst is literally torturous; even mild chronic sleep deprivation changes brain chemistry and physiology, leading to deterioration of cognition, memory, and mood,” said Dolores T. Puterbaugh, a licensed marriage and family therapist and author of a recent article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Criticism Undermines Creativity: How Cognitive Restructuring Helps You Go On Creating!</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/when-criticism-undermines-creativity-how-cognitive-restructuring-helps-you-go-on-creating-1104114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/when-criticism-undermines-creativity-how-cognitive-restructuring-helps-you-go-on-creating-1104114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SuellenFaginAllen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creative Blocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relating to Self and Others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“I will never, ever sing again!” my client practically wailed as she flung the Arts section of the local newspaper down on the sofa of my counseling room. “Just look at this: ‘She had a pleasant voice, was poised and communicated well with the audience but her voice was less steady than that of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compassion Focused Therapy for Self-Injury</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/compassion-focused-therapy-for-self-injury-1031113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/compassion-focused-therapy-for-self-injury-1031113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Harm]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a coping mechanism that is rising at alarming rates. “In Canada and the United States, prevalence ranges from 12% to 41% in community samples of adolescents and young adults,” said K. Jessica van Vliet, Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta. Most people who self-injure do so to cope with negative [...]]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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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>Older Adults Prefer Psychotherapy to Pharmacology for Anxiety Treatment</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychotherapy-anxiety-treatment-preferred-over-pharmacology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychotherapy-anxiety-treatment-preferred-over-pharmacology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging & Geriatric Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[: Symptoms of anxiety can often first appear in the later years of life. “Twelve-month prevalence of anxiety disorders in late life has been estimated at 7%; however, a far greater number experience impairing anxiety symptoms, with estimates ranging from 15– 45%,” said Jan Mohlman of Rutgers University, and lead author of a new study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Tests the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Objectives Scale</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapeutic-objectives-scale-effectiveness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapeutic-objectives-scale-effectiveness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: The Achievement of Therapeutic Objectives Scale (ATOS) is a tool used to measure how well a client is achieving desired treatment outcomes in short-term dynamic psychotherapy (STDP). The tool has also been used to validate other treatment methods, including cognitive therapy (CT). But there is little research examining the effectiveness of ATOS for CT, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willingness to See Things Differently May Decrease Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/willingness-to-see-things-differently-may-decrease-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/willingness-to-see-things-differently-may-decrease-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[: People who struggle with anxiety tend to feel more threatened and fearful than others. In clinical studies, threat and neutral stimuli are used to determine the attentional bias of participants with anxiety and it has been found that those who perceive the stimuli as more threatening are often the same individuals with the greatest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies for Insomnia, Part II: Mind-Body Therapies</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mind-body-therapies-for-insomnia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mind-body-therapies-for-insomnia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TraciStein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sleep problems are prevalent, and can take a significant toll on well being. Thus, this month’s article focuses on mind-body approaches to address occasional and chronic insomnia. Last month, I wrote about the most common herbal and nutritional supplements for insomnia. Mind-body approaches are especially important tools for treating sleep problems because they are considered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cognitive Bias Modification May Decrease Anxiety and Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-bias-modification-decreases-anxiety-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-bias-modification-decreases-anxiety-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: One of the symptoms of anxiety and depression is the tendency to view things negatively, or with a negative bias. People with anxiety show bias toward perceived threats, assuming situations that would otherwise be seen as neutral as potentially harmful.  People suffering with depression do not interpret these same situations as threatening, yet have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does a Therapist’s Effectiveness Determine Client Outcome?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/effective-therapist-determines-client-outcome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/effective-therapist-determines-client-outcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Henny A. Westra, of the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto, recently conducted a study to determine if the skill level and effectiveness of a therapist directly influences the outcome of treatment for a client with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Westra said until now, there has been no research demonstrating if the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tool to Measure Cognitive Therapy Skills</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-tool-measure-cognitive-therapy-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-tool-measure-cognitive-therapy-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[: One of the goals of cognitive therapy is to teach clients how to identify and transform their emotions and behaviors. Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD), anxiety, and other psychological problems can often benefit from various forms of cognitive therapy (CT) if the skills taught are acquired successfully and retained. One of the biggest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decreasing Binge Eating with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/decreasing-binge-eating-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/decreasing-binge-eating-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study examined the effectiveness of Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL) versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) in obese clients. “The association between BED and obesity and the possible heightened risk for developing future metabolic problems highlight the need to find methods to effectively reduce weight—in addition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBT May Benefit Low-Income Pregnant Mothers</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-low-income-mothers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-low-income-mothers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depression can be a major health issue for pregnant women, especially if the depression continues post-partum. “The negative effects of maternal depression on child development are extensively documented,” said researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University. “Many of these effects stem from systematic disruptions in parenting behavior—most commonly, mothers are withdrawn or emotionally unavailable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Offers Hope for Children of Depressed Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-depressed-parent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/family-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-depressed-parent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Depression affects approximately 7.5 million adults. Because of this, nearly 15 million children currently live with a depressed parent. These children are nearly four times more likely to develop depression as a result, and treating this group of adults and children is a major health priority. Bruce E. Compas, of the Department of Psychology and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Therapy More Effective When Your Therapist Likes You?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/effective-therapy-therapist-likes-client/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/effective-therapy-therapist-likes-client/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clients can be resistant to therapy for a number of different reasons. In cognitive behavioral therapy, clients are encouraged to develop a secure and collaborative bond with their therapists. But how much does the therapist’s attitude influence client compliance or resistance? Researchers Henny A. Westra, Adi Aviram, Laura Connors, Angela Kertes, and Mariyam Ahmed, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Research Supports CBT for Families of Deployed Military Personnel</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-military-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-military-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Military families are especially vulnerable to emotional and psychological problems. Although the military offers interventions at pre-deployment and deployment stages, few programs address reintegration. Because every stage of deployment affects the emotional well-being of the spouse and children of the deployed member, new recommendations are being made for measures to address all stressors that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teens Respond Well to Online CBT for Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/teens-respond-well-to-online-cbt-for-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/teens-respond-well-to-online-cbt-for-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study, aimed at identifying the most effective treatment protocol for adolescent anxiety, was recently conducted comparing clinic-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and online anxiety treatment. Researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland, in Queensland, Australia and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, enrolled 115 adolescents who had been diagnosed as being clinically anxious, along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Reveals CBASP as Promising Treatment for Chronic Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-reveals-cbasp-as-promising-treatment-for-chronic-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-reveals-cbasp-as-promising-treatment-for-chronic-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of German researchers recently conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of an inpatient cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP) for the treatment of chronic depression in people with comorbidity. They aimed to see if CBASP would be a viable option and produce both short term and long term results. CBASP was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working Memory May Influence Cognitive Therapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/working-memory-cognitive-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/working-memory-cognitive-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts have long thought that a person’s working memory is limited to remembering only four things. But a new study by researchers at MIT suggests that the brain can actually process different amounts of things with both the right and left hemisphere. They hope their findings may affect “heads up displays,” brain games and lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Reduce Suicidal Thoughts in Insomniacs</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-reduce-suicidal-thoughts-insomniacs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-reduce-suicidal-thoughts-insomniacs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to new research, people who suffer with insomnia may experience a reduction in suicidal ideation when they undergo cognitive-behavioral therapy. The research involved 303 people with insomnia and revealed that over one-fifth of them had experienced suicidal thoughts within the previous two weeks. The results revealed that implementing CBT greatly reduced their suicidal ideation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Useful in Substance Abuse Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-useful-substance-abuse-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-useful-substance-abuse-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research shows the importance of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the recovery of those with drug and alcohol use problems and depression. The researchers, from the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, note that many people with substance abuse issues have depressive symptoms, however very often they are only treated for the abuse or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Odds Are Increasing that Someone You Know Will Develop a Gambling Problem</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gambling-addiction-substance-use/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gambling-addiction-substance-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 17:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of people reporting gambling problems is increasing, according to a new paper. Dr. David Hodgins, psychologist and head of the University of Calgary’s Addictive Behaviours Laboratory, says that the availability of gambling venues, online gambling in particular, is causing more people to become addicted to gambling. Previous data shows that gambling problems are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Recommends CBT for Cyclothymic Mood Swings</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cyclomythic-mood-swings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cyclomythic-mood-swings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 21:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study emphasizes the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and well-being therapy for the treatment of clients with cyclothymic mood swings. Cyclothymic moods can often impair a person’s ability to function productively. The lead researcher, Giovanni Fava, of the University of Bologna, described the symptoms. “These patients can change mood in a matter of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk Therapy May Determine Future Moods of People with Bipolar</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-bipolar-moods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-bipolar-moods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Psychologists believe that the moods in bipolar clients can be predicted. New research shows that people who participate in cognitive behavioral therapy respond better to normal emotional highs and lows. &#8220;Individuals who believed extreme things about their moods &#8212; for example that their moods were completely out of their own control or that they had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Combination Therapies Best Recipe For Success for Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/long-term-depression-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/long-term-depression-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Ian Colman, an epidemiologist in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, completed a study that examines the implications of long-term treatment methods. The findings suggest that those who receive treatment for depression have a better chance of recovery than those who do not. Colman believes that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ADHD</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-adult-adhd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-adult-adhd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article explains the benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the treatment of ADHD in adults, especially those suffering with other mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and bipolar. “More specifically, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has some very strong research supporting its effectiveness in helping adults with ADHD to manage their symptoms. These treatments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Beneath the Defenses &#8211; An Adventure in Mindfulness</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-workaholism-superwoman-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-workaholism-superwoman-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SuellenFaginAllen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Mindfulness is a tool to get underneath our defenses. When we can observe ourselves closely, experiencing our feelings but not reacting to them, we don’t have to pretend that we don’t feel.” -Richard O’Connor, Undoing Perpetual Stress: The Missing Connection Between Depression, Anxiety and 21st Century Illness (New York: Penguin Group, USA, 2005), pp.160-161 “If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Sexual Assault</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/surviving-sexual-assault/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/surviving-sexual-assault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GailPost</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent sexual assault of CBS news reporter Lara Logan during her coverage of the February 2011 Egyptian uprising is a stark reminder that any woman is vulnerable to assault, regardless of her public status. You don’t have to travel to a distant country during political upheaval to be at risk. According to the National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aromatherapy and Psychotherapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/aromatherapy-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/aromatherapy-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TraciStein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scents, Memories, and Emotions The use of pleasant aromas to enhance wellbeing dates back thousands of years. Fragrant oils were used in religious and other ceremonies in the Far East, as well as in ancient Egypt and Greece. Essential oils were extracted from herbs and flowers to create medicines and perfumes, to scent one’s home, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Therapy Approaches to Help You Heal from Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/common-trauma-therapy-approaches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/common-trauma-therapy-approaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning about the stages of healing can be distressing, motivating, upsetting or uplifting. None of these emotions is the right one to feel, meaning that no matter how you feel, you do not have a wrong reaction. Acknowledging your emotional response to the stages of healing can allow you to harness the emotion’s energy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memory Training May Provide New Techniques For Addiction Counseling</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/memory-training-addiction-counseling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/memory-training-addiction-counseling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary While debate continues as to whether addiction and compulsion are biological or environmental, inevitable or a choice, one fact remains: those who struggle with addiction need and deserve a chance to get better. But the various strategies used in addiction counseling and therapy are just as complex as the factors contributing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is CBT?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-is-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/what-is-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeniferGarrido</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7893</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT), my goal is to teach people that a life free of depression, anxiety and other “negative emotions” is within their reach. I believe that most people are apprehensive about beginning therapy either because of something they saw on television, portraying therapists as unethical buffoons, or due to a bad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mindfulness is Here to Stay</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-awareness-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-awareness-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary The rush of attention that mindfulness has received may earn it the label of “passing fad.” But the facts suggest that the label, not the practice, may be what’s temporary. Mindfulness is usually referred to in relation to mindfulness meditation and mindfulness based therapy, but its philosophical origins lie in centuries-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part III: Managing Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-anxiety-albert-ellis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-anxiety-albert-ellis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JoyceMcleodHenley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This co-dependency article is the last chapter on managing anxiety. We will manage anxiety by learning cognitive behavioral strategies. To review, the other strategies include physical exercise to burn off adrenaline and relaxation breathing. We are learning to manage anxiety, because when we let go of co-dependent behaviors and beliefs, we often feel some anxiety. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity as Innovation Combined with Utility (And How it Works in Counseling)</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-guided-imagery-creativity-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-guided-imagery-creativity-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SuellenFaginAllen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This, my first article as a new Topic Expert, is dedicated to my late mother, Elinor Dorsey Fagin &#8211; poet, writer, artist, and high school creative writing teacher to many devoted students, including me.  Today would have been her 96th birthday. One of my favorite television series of past years is the 10-episode PBS documentary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working with Chronic Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychotherapy-chronic-pain-cbt-psychotropic-medication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychotherapy-chronic-pain-cbt-psychotropic-medication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TammyFletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chronic pain is an issue facing many of our potential clients. It is important to understand the effect of ongoing, intractable pain on emotional health and wellbeing, and to be willing to address it as part of a comprehensive therapeutic plan if the client acknowledges this need. Chronic pain is often misdiagnosed, undertreated, and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part II: Managing Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/managing-anxiety-relaxation-technique-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/managing-anxiety-relaxation-technique-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JoyceMcleodHenley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After aerobic exercise, the next step to managing your anxiety is to learn relaxation training. Just as we have a stress response that raises our heart rate and speeds up our respiration, we have a relaxation response that does the opposite. Our relaxation training centers focuses on breathing properly. Sounds simple, right? We breathe constantly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Antidepressants Really the Best Choice? The Debate Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/antidepressant-medication-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/antidepressant-medication-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Is therapy the best treatment for depression? What about antidepressants? A combination of the two? How about supplemental or alternative therapies including yoga and meditation, or good old fashioned physical exercise? There is no single ‘best practice’ for therapists and counselors helping clients deal with depression. But of the treatment options [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For OCD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Benefits Some Kids More than Others</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-obsessive-compulsive-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-obsessive-compulsive-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obsessions and Compulsions / OCD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotropic Medication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Psychotherapy—specifically, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)—is one of the most common types of treatment for kids diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The drug sertraline is the other most common treatment. A new study finds that CBT is especially effective for kids who have no close family member dealing with OCD at the same time. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Quality of Life for Schizophrenia Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/schizophrenia-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-stigma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/schizophrenia-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-stigma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prejudice / Discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotropic Medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schizophrenia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Most patients diagnosed with schizophrenia will be prescribed one or more medications for the rest of their life. Left untreated in any form, symptoms of the condition can disrupt personal relationships, make it difficult for the person to maintain employment and education, and interfere with their ability to care for themselves. [...]]]></description>
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