Being True to Yourself Can Make a Difference

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Many of my patients tell me that they feel that there is nothing that they can do to make a difference in the world.  I encourage them to [just] be themselves and do what they believe is right. Over and over I have seen that how people live their lives and the choices that they…

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Is There a Way for Different Treatments to Work Together to Successfully Treat Ptsd?

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I was recently reading about research into ways to lower stress in adults with long-term PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) Markowitz, et al. Is exposure necessary? A randomized clinical trial of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for PTSD. Am J Psychiatry 2015 Feb 13; (e-pub).  The study compared IPT to exposure therapy (ET) to relaxation therapy (RT).  They studied…

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