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Economic Downturn Increases Demand for Psychological Services
The economic downturn has led to a spike in the demand for psychological crisis services, according to several sources. In New York, calls to Hopeline, a telephone crisis service for people ... Read More
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CDC Concludes Common Treatments for Trauma Lack Empirical Support
A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, is being touted as evidence that some common treatments for trauma ... Read More
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Research Report: Gender Differences in Antidepressant Treatment
A new study examining the effects of the common antidepressant Citalopram (brand name: Celexa) has found clinically significant differences in how the genders respond to its use in treating ... Read More
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Mental Health Services Needed In Response to Hurricane Gustav
Mental health services will be an important part of the response to Hurricane Gustav. Government agencies like FEMA, non-governmental organizations including the Red Cross and area hospitals, ... Read More
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Good News for Old School Behaviorists
A team of researchers—three at Florida State University and one at Yale—have completed a persuasive study of behavior management training (BMT) for treating reactive attachment ... Read More
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2008 Presidential Candidates Address Mental Health Care Issues
Both John McCain and Barack Obama have pledged to make mental health treatment a priority in the new presidential administration. Both candidates emphasized treatment for returning veterans. ... Read More
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Psychologists Aid Interrogators in the United States’ “War on Terror”
The profession of psychology is experiencing tremendous controversy and internal division over the issue of psychologists aiding interrogators in the United States’ “War on Terror.” ... Read More
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Psychiatry Without Psychotherapy
From the good news / bad news department: Mainstream media sources are reporting that American psychiatrists have essentially stopped practicing psychotherapy. Rare exceptions occur with ... Read More
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Ruth King Presents ‘Healing Rage’ to GoodTherapy.org Members
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today the GoodTherapy.org Team was pleased to experience the fourth teleconference in our Spring into Summer Teleconference Series: ‘Rage ... Read More
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Forum: Psychological Resources
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today we were pleased to present the first teleconference in the 2008 GoodTherapy.org Spring into Summer Teleconference Series: Psychological ... Read More
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Forum: Right Use of Power
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org, Today we were pleased to present the fourth teleconference in the GoodTherapy.org Winter Teleconference Series: The Right Use of Power presented ... Read More