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Rising Trends: Clergy Seek Psychotherapy
While there is no “typical” psychotherapy client or lifestyle that automatically suggests a need for psychotherapy, there are certainly some fields of work and walks of life which, ... Read More
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Often Helped with Psychotherapy and Antidepressants
What do antidepressants and psychotherapy have to do with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? According to an article from Reuters Health Information, published on Medscape Today, they should ... Read More
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The Alcohol and Depression Question
Here’s the deal. If you have depression in your biological family, you should be aware that the use of alcohol can activate major depression. On the other hand, if you have no depression ... Read More
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Chicago Schools See Relationship Education Classes
A GoodTherapy.org News Update When it comes to abuse, many people conceptualize physically violent encounters or the sort of horrific and rare events wrapped around media-crazy murder cases. ... Read More
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The Virtual Therapist: “Eliza” Gets a Twenty First Century Makeover
A GoodTherapy.org News Update Whether they saw the machine for themselves or only heard about it through professional gossip or industry papers, many mental health care providers came into ... Read More
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Serious Food Issues Abound in the US
We need to pay much better attention to eating issues, according to sources in the know. This doesn’t just apply to the national epidemic of obesity, but to eating disorders. Eating ... Read More
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China Experiences Psychiatry Boom Amid Hard Times
Over the past several decades, as China has competed and worked diligently to become a major world economic power, its people have been fiercely driven to succeed and produce, efficiently ... Read More
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National Eating Disorder Awareness Week Closes with a Nod to Therapy
It is perhaps not too surprising that in the midst of America’s growing obesity concerns, many people are faced with a devastating and related mental health issue. Millions across ... Read More
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Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness
A new British study — with results that may mimic American trends to a significant degree, if past, similar research if any indication — found mental illness to be a stronger ... Read More
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Recession Stress: What Can You Do About It?
Address your stress reactions to the recession now, especially if you feel very stressed and have for days on end. That is the basic advice of an article in the Chicago Tribune by reporter, ... Read More
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High-Tech Therapy: Iraqi Victims Consider a Virtual Couch
Though violence in Iraq has greatly diminished since the peak of the recent war, greatly traumatic events still take place on a regular basis and many Iraqis are left with not only physical, ... Read More
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Stimulus Bill Preserves Therapeutic Relationship Privacy
The recent passage of the Obama administration’s stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, holds a significant amount of promise in the quest to invigorate ... Read More