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11/05/2013
Do graduate programs in the various disciplines today that prepare therapists suggest or require therapy for trainees? For many people, including those educated as therapists, going to psychotherapy may feel like a sign of defect or damage.
Do graduate programs in the various disciplines today that prepare therapists suggest or require therapy for trainees? For many people, including those educated as therapists, going to psychotherapy may feel like a sign of defect or damage.
Do graduate programs in the...
11/05/2013
Psych Congress Network
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10/31/2013
Many very thorny issues confront us today—from the future role of the federal government and promotion of human rights to screening for gun ownership and limitations on campaign contributions. At essence, these issues almost always...
Many very thorny issues confront us today—from the future role of the federal government and promotion of human rights to screening for gun ownership and limitations on campaign contributions. At essence, these issues almost always...
Many very thorny issues confront...
10/31/2013
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10/29/2013
Thousands of children are affected by FASD in the U.S. each year, and yet it’s rarely discussed in the open. Read on if you agree that it’s time we struck up the conversation.
Thousands of children are affected by FASD in the U.S. each year, and yet it’s rarely discussed in the open. Read on if you agree that it’s time we struck up the conversation.
Thousands of children are...
10/29/2013
Addiction Professional
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10/29/2013
I lost the ability to relate to the world when my father tried to kill me while he was acutely symptomatic. I was buried 1,000 miles behind my eyes at age 12, and the gap between reality and myself continued to harden year after year.
I lost the ability to relate to the world when my father tried to kill me while he was acutely symptomatic. I was buried 1,000 miles behind my eyes at age 12, and the gap between reality and myself continued to harden year after year.
I lost the ability to relate to...
10/29/2013
Psych Congress Network
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10/25/2013
While receiving Suboxone treatment to overcome an opiate addiction, a Wisconson woman seeking prenatal care was later arrested by local police, following a report by medical personnel, and forced into weeks of addiction treatment that...
While receiving Suboxone treatment to overcome an opiate addiction, a Wisconson woman seeking prenatal care was later arrested by local police, following a report by medical personnel, and forced into weeks of addiction treatment that...
While receiving Suboxone...
10/25/2013
Psych Congress Network

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10/24/2013
Exactly 50 years ago this month, on October 24, 1963, President John F. Kennedy charted a new national course for the treatment of mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability conditions. His Community Mental Health...
Exactly 50 years ago this month, on October 24, 1963, President John F. Kennedy charted a new national course for the treatment of mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability conditions. His Community Mental Health...
Exactly 50 years ago this month,...
10/24/2013
Psych Congress Network
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10/23/2013
A type of parentification seen in adult males is the Rescuer. Having been responsible for taking care of a parent and/or sibling(s) in a parent’s place, these men are attracted to “endangered” women—those who report histories of abuse or...
A type of parentification seen in adult males is the Rescuer. Having been responsible for taking care of a parent and/or sibling(s) in a parent’s place, these men are attracted to “endangered” women—those who report histories of abuse or...
A type of parentification seen...
10/23/2013
Psych Congress Network
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10/22/2013
Parentification is a form of role reversal in which a child of a personality-disordered parent is inappropriately given the role of meeting the emotional or physical needs of the parent or of the other children.
Parentification is a form of role reversal in which a child of a personality-disordered parent is inappropriately given the role of meeting the emotional or physical needs of the parent or of the other children.
Parentification is a form of...
10/22/2013
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10/21/2013
Frequently, patients will ask about the cause of their depression. One of the most common questions I am asked is, “Doctor, is this a chemical imbalance or a situational depression?” My typical reply is “Yes.”
Frequently, patients will ask about the cause of their depression. One of the most common questions I am asked is, “Doctor, is this a chemical imbalance or a situational depression?” My typical reply is “Yes.”
Frequently, patients will ask...
10/21/2013
Psych Congress Network
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10/18/2013
I have destroyed the closest and most intimate relationships in my life. I have done this with actions while I was acutely symptomatic with my bipolar I disorder, while I engaged in active addiction, and while I was stone-cold sober. To move...
I have destroyed the closest and most intimate relationships in my life. I have done this with actions while I was acutely symptomatic with my bipolar I disorder, while I engaged in active addiction, and while I was stone-cold sober. To move...
I have destroyed the closest and...
10/18/2013
Psych Congress Network

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