collaborative practice

Psychedelics and Mental Health: Rose Cartwright meets Sara Tai

The producers of this podcast (part of the BBC’s One to One series) say: “In recent years there’s been a renaissance of interest in psychedelics in the West, on a scale not seen since the first wave of medical research in…
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Relating to Voices using Compassion Focused Therapy: A Self-help Companion

This book comes from Charlie Heriot-Maitland and Eleanor Longden. The publishers say: “In this book, authors Charlie and Eleanor create a warm and caring tone for the reader and a respectful tone for their voices. With the help of regular ‘check-in…
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Beginning Treatment with Jonathan Shedler, PhD

The producers of this video say: “Dr. Jonathan Shedler is well known for his work on the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy. He has highlighted the importance of the initial phase of therapy in establishing a foundation for successful treatment. Dr….
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Why do patients want medication free treatment for psychosis? An explorative study on reasons for applying to medication free programs

This research paper from Elisabeth C. Klæbo Reitan, Valentina C. Iversen, Henriette Riley, and Anne Høye has been published in BMC Psychiatry. The abstract says: “Background A focus on patient’s and service user’s perspectives regarding long-term antipsychotic treatment led to a declaration…
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Suicide Rates and Prescription of Antidepressants

This study by Simone Amendola, Martin Plöderl, and Michael P. Hengartner has been published by Crisis (The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention). The abstract says: “Background: Previous ecological studies reported that increasing antidepressant prescriptions were associated with decreasing suicide rates. …
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Watchful waiting for depression using depathologization, advice and shared decision making

Highlights: Watchful waiting was shown to be an effective first line of treatment for non-suicidal patients with depressive symptoms Patients already arrive with expectations so depathologization should be addressed Expectation of pharmacotherapy before the arrival was the main driver of…
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