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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Over about the last 50 years, clinical research has proven without a doubt that psychotherapy significantly alleviates the symptoms of a wide range of mental illnesses, for example, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addictions (Lutz et al., Psychiatric Quarterly, 51 (4), 271–279. Barkham, M.,

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

Leading me to feeling depressed, tired and sad. So, I used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, my daily mantra and meditation to deal with them. The fear of no longer feeling like myself Change in personality is a very common fear of people hesitating to get on a psychiatric medication. But was that enough?