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		<title>Impulsivity in African American Girls With Bulimia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research conducted over 9 years and involving African American girls shows that impulsivity and lack of behavioral control contribute to disordered eating, specifically bulimia. Oppositional behavior was not found to be a predictor of bulimia, as was previously thought.]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Identifies 6 Genetic Risk Factors for Schizophrenia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study involving participants with a family history of schizotypal personality disorder identified 6 genetic risk factors not present in the controls or in people at risk for substance abuse or depression. This information may eventually help clinicians better identify those at risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Depression Influence Abstinence in Young Adults With Chemical Dependence?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a study of abstinence self-efficacy (ASE) in young adults who seek treatment for substance abuse problems, findings showed that those participants with major depressive disorder had lower rates of ASE, but after treatment their ASE improved. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cannabis Use Increases Psychosis in Sexual Abuse Survivors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research into cannabis use and psychosis is showing that survivors of childhood sexual abuse who also were cannabis users as teens are more likely to experience psychosis than survivors who were not cannabis users.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Arrival of New Baby Cause Sibling Opposition or Opportunity for Growth?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-baby-sibling-opposition-0207121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-baby-sibling-opposition-0207121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research shows that for the most part, parents worry needlessly about how the arrival of a new baby will affect their firstborn. It is recommended that future research focus on dealing with specific, isolated problem behaviors rather than taking a broadband approach.]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression in Infant Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worry and rumination in certain circumstances is normal in new mothers, but for those with postpartum depression and anxiety, this worry can result in a change in affect that can influence their relationship with their babies.]]></description>
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		<title>White Matter Levels Are Similar in Cannabis Users and Schizophrenia Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/white-matter-cannabis-users-schizophrenia-0206121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/white-matter-cannabis-users-schizophrenia-0206121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it has been known that cannabis use may lead to decreased white matter in the brain, a new study looks at how it affects people with schizophrenia, who are already at risk for decreased white matter. It is possible that cannabis use in young people with schizophrenia could lead to changes in brain maturation and increased risk of psychosis.]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Isolates Markers That May Predict Schizophrenia</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-isolates-schizophrenia-markers-0204121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/study-isolates-schizophrenia-markers-0204121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To understand how auditory and visual processing are affected in clients with or at risk for schizophrenia, researchers looked at mismatch negativity responses, reorienting negativity responses, and attention shifts and found deficits in all three areas.]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Children With Language and Memory Deficits</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/teaching-children-language-deficits-0203123/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/teaching-children-language-deficits-0203123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Academic Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children with memory and language impairments may need special attention in the areas of math, spelling, and reading. These children also may have problems with behavior and attention.]]></description>
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		<title>EFT Training Helps Clients and Therapists</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/emotionally-focused-couples-therapy-0203122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/emotionally-focused-couples-therapy-0203122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hands-on training in emotionally focused couples therapy helps therapists gain competence and increases their personal growth, regardless of age, sex, or education.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Premature Babies at Increased Risk for Depression and Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/premature-babies-risk-depression-anxiety-0203121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/premature-babies-risk-depression-anxiety-0203121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the physical and cognitive challenges faced by premature, low-birth-weight children, a new study is now showing an increased risk for depression and anxiety for these children as they grow up. Their psychological well-being will need to be considered along with other health concerns by care providers.]]></description>
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		<title>To B or Not to B: B Vitamins and Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/b-vitamin-depression-anxiety-0202123/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/b-vitamin-depression-anxiety-0202123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research is showing that in people with depression, women are more likely than men to take B vitamins to help avoid future bouts with depression, while men who have been diagnosed with anxiety or depression are more likely to take B vitamins than men who have not.]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Examines Risk Factors for Illicit Drug Use</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/risk-factors-illicit-drug-use-0201121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/risk-factors-illicit-drug-use-0201121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experimentation is a common behavior during adolescence. Young adulthood is a time when individuals begin exploring new relationships, activities, and even substances. Drug use among young adults is not uncommon. However, adolescents who continue to abuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to engage in risky sexual activity, aggression, and unlawful behaviors. There are many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Examines Lifetime Risk Factors for OCD</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/risk-factors-for-ocd-0131121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/risk-factors-for-ocd-0131121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One risk factor for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is something known as neurological soft signs (NSS). These minor disturbances in brain functioning have been shown to be present in people with OCD more often than in people without OCD. Some studies have isolated NSS and discovered that individuals with OCD and NSS have impaired reflexes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress and Environment: How Gender Affects Children’s Response</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stress-environment-gender-affects-response-0130122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stress-environment-gender-affects-response-0130122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One method for measuring reactivity to stress is to assess the level of autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning. In a recent study, Lisa M. Diamond of the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah used skin conductance (SCL) to measure ANS among 110 children 14 years old. The purpose of her experiment was to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Cancer Survivors Handle Stress Better or Worse Than Others?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cancer-survivors-handle-stress-0127122/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cancer-survivors-handle-stress-0127122/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming. People who undergo cancer treatment come through recovery having learned how to deal with an immense amount of stress. Some individuals cope better than others. Research examining reactions to stress in cancer survivors has provided mixed results. Several studies suggest that cancer survivors are more resilient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Examines Predictors of PTSD and Depression after Trauma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/predictors-ptsd-depression-after-trauma-0127121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/predictors-ptsd-depression-after-trauma-0127121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experiencing a traumatic event can cause an individual to develop significant mental health problems, most commonly posttraumatic stress or depression. Many times, individuals who have been exposed to trauma develop varying degrees of both of these issues. Early detection is critical for diagnosis and treatment. In a recent study, Birgit Kleim of the Institute of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Socio-Evaluative Threats Compromise Physical Health</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/socio-evaluative-threats-compromise-health-0125123/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/socio-evaluative-threats-compromise-health-0125123/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the primary risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is stress. Whether psychological or physiological, stress can elevate ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in healthy individuals, posing a risk factor for CVD. This dynamic has been replicated in some research studies conducted in laboratory settings. Socio-evaluative threats, which include threats to appearance, self-esteem, ability, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attachment-Related Dismissal Results in Underreported Distress in Children</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-related-distress-children-012512/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/attachment-related-distress-children-012512/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=11426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Attachment bonds are formed in early childhood. Relationships with nurturing attentive caregivers result in secure attachment bonds in children as they age. However, dismissive caregivers who neglect or avoid relationships with their children tend to cause insecure and dismissive attachment behaviors and perceptions in these children. The attachment bonds directly shape children’s internal working models [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Brain Chemistry, Changing Paradigms</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/changing-brain-chemistry-changing-paradigms-1208114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/changing-brain-chemistry-changing-paradigms-1208114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SaraRosenquist</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postpartum Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Science changes, just like everything else in life. First we understand things one way, then we begin to see where we were wrong and we begin to understand life a different way. According to Thomas Kuhn, the historian of science who wrote the influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), a paradigm is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ability to Imitate is a Key Factor for Infants at Risk for Autism</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ability-imitate-risk-factor-infant-autism-127112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ability-imitate-risk-factor-infant-autism-127112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asperger's / Autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an impaired ability to imitate sounds and gestures. This behavior is one of the early signs of ASD, but has rarely been examined in children under the age of 24 months. “Examination of early developmental trajectories of imitation between 12 and 24 months, when imitation increases so dramatically [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ability-imitate-risk-factor-infant-autism-127112/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Rumination May Predict Manic and Depressive Episodes in People with Bipolar</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rumination-manic-depressive-episodes-bipolar-126113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/rumination-manic-depressive-episodes-bipolar-126113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bipolar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rumination is often associated with depression. People who ruminate about negative events tend to be more susceptible to develop depression. But little research has been conducted to explore how rumination affects the manic or depressive states of bipolar disorder (BD). To fill this void, June Gruber of the Psychology Department at Yale University, led a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Therapists Seek Help with DSM-V from the President of the APA</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-apa-controvery-over-dsm-v-1125111/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapists-apa-controvery-over-dsm-v-1125111/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Non-Pathological Model]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The upcoming release of the newly revised DSM-V has spurred much debate in the past several months. A recent article, published an open letter from Dr. Don Locke, president of the American Counseling Association (ACA), to Dr. John Oldham, President of the American Psychiatric Association, which outlines the primary concerns the mental health community has [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></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>Repressive Coping Increases Risk of Hypertension and other Diseases</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/repression-increases-risk-of-hypertension-diseases-1117112/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/repression-increases-risk-of-hypertension-diseases-1117112/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Repressive coping is a strategy of self-protection that involves dismissing or ignoring strong emotions. People who use repression as a means of coping often do so out of self-defense and tend to experience the same negative emotional symptoms as those who struggle with anxiety. In a new study, Marcus Mund, of the Friedrich Schiller University [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/repression-increases-risk-of-hypertension-diseases-1117112/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Decreased Hippocampus Volume Found in Depressed Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hippocampus-volume-linked-with-multiple-sclerosis-1103113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hippocampus-volume-linked-with-multiple-sclerosis-1103113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The volume of the hippocampus region of the brain has been linked to cognitive functioning, memory and mood regulation. “More than 30 cross-sectional MRI studies have examined hippocampus volumes in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), and several meta-analyses have conﬁrmed that hippocampal volume is about 5%– 8% smaller in patients with major depression than [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hippocampus-volume-linked-with-multiple-sclerosis-1103113/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Study Detects Specific Brain Activity in Compulsive Shoppers</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/compulsive-shoppers-experience-specific-brain-activity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/compulsive-shoppers-experience-specific-brain-activity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Anxiety / Phobia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Many individuals find themselves shopping compulsively as a method for coping with stressful situations, but the behavior itself causes more stress. “These negative consequences are not only economic in character (debt and financial problems) but also psychological and societal,” said Gerhard Raab of the Transatlantik-Institut at Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences in Germany. “Researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stressed Out? – Think About It and You Might Not Be</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stressed-out-%e2%80%93-think-about-it-and-you-might-not-be/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stressed-out-%e2%80%93-think-about-it-and-you-might-not-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Panic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a person is faced with a stressful situation that they believe is beyond their ability to handle, they perceive it as a threat or a challenge and they can become overwhelmed with stress-related symptoms, such as increased heart-rate, panic and anxiety. But according to a new study led by Jeremy P. Jamieson of Harvard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Fall Into the Trap of the “Relief Divorce”</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relief-divorce-trap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relief-divorce-trap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jimhutt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce / Divorce Adjustment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been in practice long enough to see many couples and families develop over the past thirty years. While there are countless stories over a full range of topics, one that greatly interests me involves divorce. Many couples and individuals have come to counseling after divorcing 15, 20, or 25 years earlier. Most are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Increase Attention?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-increase-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-increase-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Copenhagen suggests that mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), a technique known to decrease stress and symptoms of trauma, depression and anxiety, can also increase focused attention. A primary tenet of MSBR is concentrating on the present moment and achieving self-actualization through meditation. “Furthermore, attentional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Complexities of Eating for Self-Care</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-care-eating-complexities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-care-eating-complexities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KarenKochenburg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Food, food everywhere, but don’t take a bite! We Americans may be unique in our relationship with food; we search endlessly for ultimate deliciousness while simultaneously self-flagellating for weight gains and illness. It’s madness, I tell ya! I am one of the 95% of us who struggle to maintain our ideal weight in the face [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Explores How Adult ADHD Affects Working Memory</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adhd-working-memory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adhd-working-memory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inattention, Impulsivity, & Hyperactivity (ADHD)]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9889</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Adult attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common problem that affects millions of people. ADHD can slow learning, cause disorganized thoughts and result in emotional deregulation. In order to decipher the specific impairments resulting from ADHD and identify precisely how adult ADHD affects each one, researchers from the University of Cambridge and Adult ADHD Research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Depression Reduce Stress for Anxious Individuals?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-reduce-stress-anxious-individuals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-reduce-stress-anxious-individuals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Research has shown that the level of cortisol, the stress hormone, is directly related to the severity of symptoms in people with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). Stress causes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to react and release cortisol. This same dynamic occurs when people experience fear. The stress caused by this release of cortisol, whether as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Therapy Affect the Brain?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-affect-brain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-affect-brain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JiovannCarrasco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interpersonal Neurobiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does therapy actually do? How does it work? Does anyone really ever change? The field of neuroscience has exploded in recent years, revealing a number of findings about the human brain; how it develops, how it operates, and how it changes. Neuroplasticity explains that the brain is not a rigid organ, but is malleable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Self-Anxious Associations Affect Risk for Major Anxiety Issues?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-anxious-associations-anxiety-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-anxious-associations-anxiety-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers from the University of Groningen, VU University Medical Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre and the University Medical Centre Groningen in the Netherlands, conducted a study on 2,981 individuals to determine if the presence of deliberate or automatic anxious thoughts predicted the development of anxiety issues. The participants were between the ages of 18 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moody? – Blame it on the Weather</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mood-swings-weather/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mood-swings-weather/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent study, researchers from Utrecht University, Catholic University Leuven, VU University Amsterdam and Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany, collaborated to identify if particular groups of individuals are more vulnerable to weather related moods. Because of the evidence of the presence of a population segment that has seasonal mood shifts, particularly those who experience Seasonal Affective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Anxiety Sensitivity Genetic or Environmental?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-sensitivity-genetic-environmental/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/anxiety-sensitivity-genetic-environmental/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To answer that question, researchers at King’s College, London, and the University of London, studied over 1,300 twins, using data from a longitudinal study. The twins were between the ages of 12 and 19 years old at the beginning of the study. The participants were instructed to answer questionnaires at four different points in time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Tests Integration of Beck’s Cognitive and Response Style Theories of Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/becks-cognitive-integration-depression-theories/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/becks-cognitive-integration-depression-theories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Pössel, of the Eberhard-Karls-University, studied students to determine if a combination of two popular theories on depression, namely Beck’s Cognitive Theory and Response Style Theory, would provide better accuracy if elements of both were integrated. Pössel looked specifically at brooding and reflection, or rumination, as a factor for his study. The 397 students were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visual or Verbal Imagery – Which is More Prevalent in People with Anxiety Issues?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/visual-or-verbal-imagery-%e2%80%93-which-is-more-prevalent-in-people-with-anxiety-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/visual-or-verbal-imagery-%e2%80%93-which-is-more-prevalent-in-people-with-anxiety-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, verbal cues are used more often than visual images by people with generalized anxiety (GAD). Researchers at King’s College London, University of Western Australia, the University of California, Davis, and Penn State University, looked at individuals with and without GAD to determine the extent of imagery during worry. “In summary, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Examines Predictors for Bipolar Progression in People with Spectrum Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bipolar-progression-spectrum-symptoms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bipolar-progression-spectrum-symptoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Current research has revealed that approximately 20 percent of children and 6 percent of adults with bipolar II will develop bipolar I in their lifetime. Researchers from Temple University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, conducted a longitudinal study to determine if these findings were accurate and to identify which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of Close Relationships May Increase Cardiac Stress in Women with Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationships-cardiac-stress-women-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/relationships-cardiac-stress-women-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Psychologists have long been concerned that the lack of social support in women with depression may lead to serious physical health consequences, including cardiovascular disease. Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Jill M. Cyranowski, Tara L. Hofkens, Holly A. Swartz, and Peter J. Gianaros, wanted to know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Examines Relationship between Hippocampus and Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-examines-relationship-between-hippocampus-and-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-examines-relationship-between-hippocampus-and-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years, studies have shown that the hippocampus region of the brain is smaller in people with depression than in those people without any symptoms of depression. The hippocampus is the part of the brain that directly impacts how we process life situations, memory and learning, as well as the ability to understand spatial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Downside of Feeling Up for People with Bipolar</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/downside-feeling-up-bipolar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/downside-feeling-up-bipolar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Positive emotions can offer great benefits to people and even improve both physical and mental health. But in a recent article, June Gruber of Yale University explains how an extremely positive attitude can be harmful for people with bipolar. Episodes of mania are one of the symptoms of bipolar, and can cause someone to experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Examines the Effects of Stress on Alcohol Consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stress-effect-alcohol-consumption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stress-effect-alcohol-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emma Childs, Ph.D., research associate at the University of Chicago outlined the reason for a new study which investigated the relationship between stress and alcohol consumption. She said, “Anecdotal reports suggest that alcohol dampens the physiological or negative emotional effects of stress, but this has been hard to demonstrate in the lab.” She added that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Therapy Dogs – The Physical and Psychological Benefits</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-dogs-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-dogs-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Animal Assisted Psychotherapies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Pets are embedded in the soul of our humanity,” says Dr. Edward Creagan, an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as he explains his feelings for a special colleague in a recent article. Dr. Jack, the only four-footed professional at the Mayo Clinic, is one of more than 10,000 therapy dogs trained by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do People Make Decisions Based on Mood?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mood-based-decisions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mood-based-decisions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Being & Doing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“There has been considerable debate about how affect (moods, emotions, feelings) influences the quality of people’s decisions,” said the authors of a new study that found a link between a person’s positive mood and their ability to make decisions more quickly and more consistently than people with negative moods. Christine M. Page of Skidmore College, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Suggests Omega-3 Reduces Inflammation and Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-suggests-omega-3-reduces-inflammation-and-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/new-study-suggests-omega-3-reduces-inflammation-and-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Ohio State University conducted a study that found fish oil caused a reduction in inflammation and anxiety when administered to healthy medical students. The findings are in line with nearly thirty years of research that links immune system function and psychological stress. Other studies have shown that fish oil may help reduce the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Premature Birth Linked to Mental Health Issues in Adolescence</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/premature-birth-linked-to-mental-health-issues-in-adolescence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/premature-birth-linked-to-mental-health-issues-in-adolescence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several mental health issues, including obsessive compulsive behaviors, depression, tic disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity, have been linked to abnormal white and gray matter in adolescents as was a result of their premature birth. According to a new study led by Dr. Agnes Whitaker of the Columbia University Medical Center / New York State Psychiatric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulimia May Lower the Brain’s Reward System</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bulimia-lower-brain-reward-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bulimia-lower-brain-reward-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulimia nervosa is an eating and food issue that affects millions of people, particularly women, each year. It is characterized with binge eating and radical weight loss behaviors that include extensive use of laxatives, extreme exercise or repeated self-induced vomiting. People who suffer with bulimia often do so for years and the physical effects on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetic Discovery May Lead to New Treatment for Schizophrenia</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/genetic-discovery-may-lead-to-new-treatment-for-schizophrenia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/genetic-discovery-may-lead-to-new-treatment-for-schizophrenia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[De novo mutations, which are genetic anomalies found in people with a specific illness, but not found in their biological parents, appear to be common in people with schizophrenia, according to a recent study. Guy A. Roulea, M.D., Ph.D., and his team from the University of Montreal, conducted a study that they hope will lead [...]]]></description>
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