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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Next Edition of Psychiatric Diagnostic Manual Move Ahead

The mental health community -- from psychiatrists to clinical social workers to psyhologists -- all pretty much depend on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, now in its fourth verision, as the benchmark for making diagnoses. In a news release May 1 the American Psychiatric Association announced... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Question: What's Happening to Returning Soldiers Where You Live?

Post traumatic stress disorder makes life hell for many soldiers returning home from war. In fact, PTSD or, as it was known at the end of world war one, shell shock, can be a living hell that keeps many men and women from making the transition from the military to civvy street. After the parades are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 7, 2008

What Makes a Good Therapist?

What Makes a Good Therapist? If you had told me I'd end up as a therapist, I'd have said you that you needed to see one. Well, I have ended up seeing a therapist -- and I have been one for almost a decade. First of all, if you're a therapist, you should be seeing one. A good therapist realizes the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Earthbeat is a therapist who has clients of all ages who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, addictions issues, and who may be diagnosed with everything from borderline personality disorder, to PTSD, to psychosis of various kinds, to anxiety or depression. He uses a variety of psycho-dynamic, cognitive, and narrative therapy approaches, and often focuses on his clients' spirituality and how they make meaning in their lives.

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