Economic and social markers now show that men and boys are falling behind in multiple aspects of American society. Researchers...
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Coping with climate change anxiety: How to help
Climate change has been brewing for a while now. But so has anxiety about climate change. Otherwise known now as...
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How people adjust to changes in life: Points for therapists
There is a human tendency to want to categorize things simply. This is no different for therapists. We often want...
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Evidence-based manualized treatments: Pros versus noes
Alright, we really just wanted to make a snazzy title that rhymed. There really are no "noes" when it comes...
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How people make change in therapy to improve mental health
To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we thought we'd talk some fundamentals of therapy. I mean, the...
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Seek pleasure and avoid pain: More 80s retro theories for therapy
The history of mental health has assumed that we humans do whatever possible to seek pleasure and avoid pain. The...
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Specific substance use treatments: Therapist training & resources
Treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders often use methods originally developed for other mental health concerns. Research shows promising...
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Serotonin’s role in mental health is now in question
Serotonin imbalances in the brain have become a popular explanation for depression, anxiety, and OCD. Understanding serotonin's role in mental...
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Emotion and motivation: Why we regulate emotions
Why we have emotions at all is an age-old question. But why people manage emotions in certain ways and the...
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Does anxiety decrease with age? Recent spikes in youth anxiety.
As we age, do we get wiser and less reactive? Does anxiety decrease with age? Who can remember their parents...
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Bipolar psychosis: Its own brand of psychotic features
Bipolar psychosis can be a lot for anyone to deal with. It can also be challenging for the clinician to...
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Obsession with happiness and finding contentment.
We all want to be experience happiness as much as possible. Clients especially want that, but often find it elusive....
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Bipolar I and II: Can therapy really help?
Medication management is vital to the treatment of bipolar, but does therapy have an impact on symptoms? With a myriad...
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Behavioral activation: Literal and figurative movement.
We've all heard the maxim "just do what you love". But that's often easier said than done. Especially for so...
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New AI / virtual reality therapy comes to Apple Vision Pro
Wait, which episode of Black Mirror are we in now? No, this isn't science fiction. It's now just science. A...
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Impacts of Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)
Borderline personality disorder can be very hard to treat, but don't worry, Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) has your back. MBT...
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Trauma and the brain: It’s different for PTSD
There has been an increasing interest in understanding trauma and the brain. Ideas like the body "keeping score" have helped...
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Rumination. Let’s mull it over (but not for too long).
We often ask clients to consider many aspects of difficult events and how they respond. But we have probably all...
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Kratom: What clinicians should know
So.... Does anyone actually know what kratom does? Kratom is an herbal substance from Southeast Asia that has both stimulant...
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ERP: Our best OCD treatment. Training is out there!
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be extremely difficult for those who experience it. The best OCD treatment options to help...
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The 5 love languages debunked.
Now we're not trying to burst anyone's love bubble here. Especially not for something so nebulous and often "confusing AF"...
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Longer-term client outcomes in telehealth vs in-person
Will clients benefit more from telehealth vs in-person treatment? The pandemic changed many areas of our lives, including how we...
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Does exposure therapy harm clients?
"The only thing to fear is fear itself." Was Roosevelt onto something in his attempts to encourage citizens to face...
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Attention and its difficulties: More than ADHD?
ADHD seems to have really gained popularity among consumers. It may be that when individuals have difficulties with attention, labeling...
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How do prodromal symptoms influence client diagnoses?
Have you ever heard parents or loved ones say something like "I always knew something was different" about your client?...
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RDoC: A new(ish) effort to understand mental health
Ever notice how so many clients with depression ruminate, but so do clients with anxiety and trauma? Or how clients...
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Social media and mental health in youth: As bad as we think?
Social media seems baked into the lives of children and teens today. We see it. But the stats back it...
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Dr. Google and Mental Health Self-Diagnosis
Research suggests that as social media and Internet use has increased, there has been a steady increase in self-diagnosis. Some...
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