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NEWS ABOUT: psychotherapy

psychotherapy stories: 13 news summaries

(Newser) - A Swiss psychiatrist has revived research into the use of LSD to treat emotional disorders after decades of neglect, Der Spiegel reports (unable to resist the headline "Tune In, Turn On, Cheer Up"). Albert Gasser, the first person to study the psychiatric use of the hallucinogen in 35... More »

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psychiatry • LSD • psychotherapy • psychedelic drugs • Albert Hofmann • hallucinogens

The Power
of Negative Thinking

Better to acknowledge bad feelings than recite phony good ones

Jul 8, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deliberate positive thinking—from Norman Vincent Peale to Stuart Smalley—has long been touted as a way to overcome feelings of worthlessness and self-doubt. But a new study suggests that repeating positive mantras may often backfire, making people with low self-esteem feel even worse about themselves. For many, it may... More »

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study • psychology • mind • self-help • psychotherapy • psychological research • positive thinking

Boozing Editor
Loves New Life on the Wagon

Elle fashionista goes weeks without a drop: 'I love not drinking'

Apr 8, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - British Elle fashion editor Stacey Duguid knew her drinking was getting to be a problem: “As well as possible health issues, the days I've spent hungover have been some of the most horrific of my life,” she writes in the Daily Mail. But it was a mammoth task.... More »

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fashion • alcohol • wine • alcohol abuse • editor • psychotherapy • Elle Magazine • Stacey Duguid

4-Star General Confesses
to Post-Traumatic Stress

4-star general seeks PTS treatment, speaks out about it

Nov 25, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The trauma associated with combat is a hushed topic among troops returned from Iraq—but a four-star general’s fight off the battlefield could help usher in a new attitude, USA Today reports. After witnessing the scene of a suicide bomb in an American mess hall at a base near... More »

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US military • psychology • psychotherapy • Iraq war • post-traumatic stress disorder

Drug Abuse Rising
Among US Soldiers

Military struggles to keep up with demand for substance-abuse counseling

Nov 22, 08 5:16 AM CST
(Newser) - US soldiers are testing positive for drugs in record numbers even as the number of Army counselors shrinks, USA Today reports. This year 2.38% of troops tested positive during routine urine screens, up from 1.74% in 2004, and more than 7,000 soldiers were sent to counseling for... More »

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military • US Army • substance abuse • therapy • psychotherapy

 Group Therapy 
 Linked to 
 Cancer Survival 

Study finds improved survival rates among breast cancer patients

Nov 17, 08 5:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Group therapy has been linked to improved survival rates among female participants with breast cancer, a new study has found. Findings appear to support the decades-old, controversial claim that psychological therapy can help cancer patients not only feel better emotionally, but survive longer and fight off recurrences of the disease,... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • medical research • survival rates • therapy • psychotherapy

Electric Therapy Can Relieve Depression

New treatment using currents can help
when meds don't

Oct 21, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - People with major depression that doesn't respond to medication may get relief from a therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate the cortex, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a clinical trial, transcranial magnetic stimulation worked in about a quarter of patients—about twice the success rate of patients on... More »

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depression • psychiatry • mental health • psychiatric disorders • psychotherapy

Drugs Shrinking Psychiatrists' Talk Time: Study

Cost-conscious managed care also seen behind decline

Aug 5, 08 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Psychiatry is increasingly focused on prescribing drugs and less on psychotherapy, a study published in the Archives of General Psychology finds. A reluctance by insurance firms to pay for therapy is one factor, HealthDay reports, along with the wide variety of drugs now available to treat various conditions. More »

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psychiatry • antidepressant • mental health • psychology • pharmaceutical industry • medication • psychotherapy

 Doc: Brinkley, Ex Need Therapy 

Court-appointed shrink wants custody of kids to go to Brinkley

Jul 9, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A court-appointed shrink said both Christie Brinkley and her two-timing hubby needed time on a therapist's couch—adding that Peter Cook is a childish narcissist undeserving of custody, the New York Post reports. Psychiatrist Stephen Herman testified that “the father's behavior in this marriage has been terribly destructive and... More »

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Long Island • psychotherapy • custody battle • celebrity divorces • celebrity parents • Christie Brinkley • Peter Cook

Therapists See New Disorders
in Mega-Rich

Today's wealthy are too narcissistic to be depressed, say shrinks

Jul 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days the rich in America are richer than ever—but with more money come more problems, from fears of inadequacy to neurotic consumption. To help them with their troubles, these titans of Wall Street or K Street call upon a small group of therapists who make a specialty of... More »

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wealth • money • neuroticism • therapy • psychologist • psychotherapy

Therapy by Any Other Name

Low-cost program
aims to reduce stigma, treat depression
in developing world

Mar 12, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A program that treats depression in Indian villages is seeking to transform mental health care throughout the developing world, the New York Times reports. Bypassing expensive doctors, the clinics train laypeople to avoid talk of mental illness—a shameful stigma in many cultures—by screening for "strain" and "... More »

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depression • India • mental health • developing world • psychotherapy

Transgender Con Upset
Over Fading Femininity

Killer suing for surgery wants more treatment

Feb 27, 08 3:21 AM CST
(Newser) - A prisoner who has sued for a sex-change operation has complained that treatments to feminize her body have stopped, the AP reports. “My breasts have shrunk, genitals have regained previous size, facial hair is thicker,” Michelle Kosilek, formerly Robert, wrote in a letter to the court considering the... More »

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hormones • transgender • lawsuit • sex change • cruel and unusual punishment • sex reassignment surgery • Robert Kosilek • Michelle Kosilek • Department of Correction • psychotherapy • gender identity disorder

Merck May Pay $700M
for Schizophrenia Drug

Pharma giant restocks pipeline by snapping up Swiss psychotherapy

Jan 3, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Merck today finalized a deal worth as much as $700 million to license a schizophrenia drug from Swiss biotech firm Addex Pharmaceuticals. Addex will get $22 million up front, and qualify for another $680 million in milestone payments. Such licensing deals are growing commonplace, Reuters reports, as big pharma turns... More »

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Merck • schizophrenia • pharmaceutical companies • biotechnology • psychotherapy

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