Along with the many other sources of difficulty for the unemployed is what to do with all that "free time". If you are like a lot of people out of work, you probably spend an inordinate amount of time "thinking about things". You sit at home, isolated, and keep playing out scenes in your head--- "Why did this happen to me?" or "I can't believe that I don't have a job" or "This really is lousy". Y
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August 3, 2010
January 29, 2010
Clinically significant distress or impairment: essential to a diagnosis or redundant?
by Joye C. Anestis We've spent a good amount of time covering some potential diagnostic changes in the upcoming DSM-V. The proposed changes discussed on PBB so far include altering the format of the mood and anxiety disorders, changing the...
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January 16, 2010
Manipulating memory: investigating morphine as a method of preventing PTSD
by Joye C. Anestis The New York Times is really into providing topics for PBB lately. Last night, I discovered the provocatively titled article "Morphine May Help Traumatic Stress." We have spent a good amount of time here on PBB...
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January 6, 2010
Utilization of depression treament: demand is high but access is low
by Joye C. Anestis We have spent a considerable amount of time here at PBB discussing the treatment of major depression. If you're a regular reader, you know that effective depression treatments are well-documented, and consumers have a variety of...
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December 1, 2009
Eating disorders and DSM-V
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. We certainly enjoyed our time off, but are excited to return to PBB. Given the amount of time I spent thinking about food during this past week, with...
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September 17, 2009
Marijuana and social anxiety
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Much of my early career has been devoted to an understanding of how negative emotions influence problematic behavioral outcomes. Because of this, I have spent a fairly substantial amount of time on PBB discussing topics...
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September 11, 2009
How do we determine if a particular type of psychotherapy works?
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. For the past couple weeks, I have spent a substantial amount of time thinking about some of the core ideas of PBB and the messages I am trying to get across when I write these...
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July 15, 2009
Mindfulness based treatment for weight loss: An interesting thought, but some questionable data
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. We have spent a fairly substantial amount of time discussing mindfulness on Psychotherapy Brown Bag. Not only do we find the concept compelling on a personal level, but the data for its utility in various...
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June 8, 2009
How mindfulness reduces vulnerability to depression: A direct test of the impact on cognitive reactivity
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. We have spent a fairly significant amount of time discussing mindfulness on Psychotherapy Brown Bag. Personally, I find the concept compelling, but more importantly, the efforts to test the utility of mindfulness have been impressive....
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