cognitive behavioural therapy
Critique Of IAPT On BBC TV
No benefit of antidepressants in inpatient treatment of depression. A longitudinal, quasi-experimental field study
This article by Reinhard Maß, Kerstin Backhaus, Katharina Lohrer, Michael Szelies and Bodo K. Unkelbach has been published in Psychopharmacology. The abstract says: “Rationale Antidepressants (AD) are mostly considered indispensable for the treatment of major depression. The vast majority of…
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Concern as a third of NHS mental health treatments shift online
Changing the topic does not change the facts
This letter to The Lancet Psychiatry (journal) comes from Dr. Jonanathan Shedler. It begins: “In a Comment published in The Lancet Psychiatry, Scott Lilienfeld and colleagues 1 wrote that I encouraged psychotherapists to ignore new practice guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because…
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It’s Been Utility All Along: An Alternate Understanding of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and The Depressive Realism Hypothesis
“I will challenge CBT’s understanding of mental illness and its therapeutic approach by evaluating the following interrelated claims made by CBT: 1) Individuals with mental illnesses have epistemic issues with their thoughts and that 2) CBT can rectify these epistemic…
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It’s Been Utility All Along: An Alternate Understanding of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and The Depressive Realism Hypothesis
CBT: The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami
Persecutory delusions, engine idling and taxi driver brains
How A New Therapy Helps People with Delusions Feel Safe Again
“”I don’t have to worry any more about people potentially attacking me. That’s all floated away.”” This article has been written by Shayla Love and published in Vice magazine. It begins: “Six months into experiencing psychosis, Susan Weiner woke up…
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