END OF THE YEAR! – TIME FOR ME TO RE-EVALUATE. – – Please help me help you. What have you gained this year from receiving my newsletter? Which posts were meaningful to you? Did you take any of my Online Classes? If so, how did they help? (I really need examples so I can design […]
Read MoreMEDITATION: CAN IT BE A STAND-ALONE TREATMENT?
In a new study just released, group mindfulness treatment was just as effective as individual cognitive therapy in treating depression.[1] As usual, the actual article is behind a paywall, but if you sign up for online library services through your alma mater, you should be able to get the actual article. This Swedish study randomly […]
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On Dec. 10 I interviewed Sandra Scheinbaum, Ph.D. on functional medicine. She is a psychologist, and has been in a practice with other therapists, medical doctors, and a psychiatrist. Her core argument is that psychotherapy has been too narrow to help as many people as it should. For her, the missing element is a rigorous […]
Read MoreIs “Mental Illness” A Disease?
Well, I do admit, people seeking help for emotional disorders are certainly ill-at-ease, dis-eased. But that is not what we mean. We are talking about the Official Disease Model, the DSM 5. In Scientific American, Peter Kinderman makes a case for abandoning the whole DSM 5 model. You will want to read his argument for […]
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