In World of Psychology - Posted 1 week ago

I can t believe I d ever had to write an entry like this. It turns my stomach. On Friday, MindFreedom, a non-profit human rights organization for ...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 2 weeks ago

I hadn t yet written about the New England Journal of Medicine study by Walkup and colleagues (2008) that found that cognitive behavioral therapy (C...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 4 weeks ago

When a patient or client isn t doing better in psychotherapy, sometimes a therapist may fall back onto that old familiar refrain, Well, the patie...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 4 weeks ago

If you re interested in psychology and human behavior, you ve probably heard the phrase cognitive dissonance. It s the term coined by psychologi...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 5 weeks ago

Pages: 1 2 3 Next Single Page Dr. Michael R. Edelstein is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years experience. He is in privat...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 12 weeks ago

The Star Tribune brings us a piece earlier this week on the boom in psychotherapy practices, ostensibly because of the down economy: Schoener is...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 13 weeks ago

Contrary to popular thinking, medications for child attention deficit disorder (ADHD) are not always the best first-line treatment. Instead, parents s...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 15 weeks ago

Although we harp on this at least once every few months, it bears repeating: Psychotherapy with medication is usually the best possible treatment opti...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 16 weeks ago

It s an intriguing question, and one that entrepreneurs and researchers continually look at as progress is made with artificial intelligence and the...

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In World of Psychology - Posted 16 weeks ago

Mapquest said it was a three hour trip. But I knew better; it would take me nearly five hours to get home for my Christmas break from school. Was I a...

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