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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

Social Work Blog

Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. It can result from a number of social, emotional, and biological factors. In fact, those with other health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and substance use disorder are also at greater risk of developing depression [1].

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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) does not identify glossophobia as a specific phobia, but its prevalence makes finding treatment for those who suffer from it important. There’s a term in clinical social work called “meeting the clients where they’re at.”

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Frozen Grief and Emotional Eating

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Treatment for emotional eating–binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, body image disorder, chronic dieting–needs to incorporate psychotherapy with behavioral/cognitive strategies, and sometimes medication. Unexpressed pain and unresolved mourning fuel the anguish of many eating disorder patients. Why Do Emotional Eaters Freeze Grief?