Addiction Therapy: STARTING POINTS: Detroit Lions Fan Uses His Blog as Therapy

STARTING POINTS: Detroit Lions fan uses his blog as therapy
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My Lions fan therapy group believes that getting your thoughts down on paper can really help with the acceptance and moving-on phase of your addiction. So here goes nothing as I relive the Lions-Texans Thanksgiving Day game. My Lions lose a lot, but …
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Medical trial will pit electroshock therapy against new type of brain stimulation
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Psychiatrists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health expect to start the double-blind study in January, assembling 200 patients who will receive either electroshock or magnetic seizure therapy (MST). CAMH is the only facility in Canada and one …
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CBT for Substance Abuse


In this video from a recent CBT workshop at the Beck Institute, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses cognitive behavior therapy for addictions and explains the methodology and effectiveness of in-office desensitization with substance use disorder patients. Dr. Beck also references a recent book, Group Cognitive Therapy for Addictions, which he co-authored with Amy Wenzel, Ph.D., Bruce Liese, Ph.D., and Dara Friedman-Wheeler, Ph.D. For CBT resources, visit Beck Institute’s CBT Store: www.beckinstitute.org Beck Institute’s next CBT for Substance Abuse Workshop will take place April 15-17, 2013. For more information, or to sign-up, visit: www.beckinstitute.org

 

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