The Postmodern Assumptions of the Biopsychosocial Approach
“If PM [postmodernism] is accepted, there are two options: nothing is true-nihilism; or anything can be true-eclecticism.” This commentary by Dr. S. Nassir Ghaemi has been published in Psychiatric Times. It begins: “I appreciate my friend Dr Ron Pies’ thoughtful essay,1 Can We Salvage the Biopsychosocial Model? A Reformulated Biopsychosocial Paradigm Can Be Clinically Useful…
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If Psychiatric Drugs Don’t Cure Disease, What Do They Do?
Placebo Effect – not antidepressants – responsible for depression improvement
What’s it like to set up a Mental Health Political Party?
Stop F*cking Nodding – And Other Things 16 Year Olds Say In Therapy
Dr. Pies and The Chemical Imbalance Deception
I can’t picture things in my mind. I didn’t realize that was unusual
Treatment Resistant Depression — A Collective Failure of Imagination
“Unfortunately, there is another major problem with research on TRD: the almost complete absence of psychological treatments. In one systematic overview, a total of 148 different definitions of TRD were collected from the literature. All definitions included at least one failed…
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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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