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View Post: Simply Effective Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
10 Mar 2009
Research shows that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for common mental health disorders of mild to moderate severity. Simply Effective Cognitive Behaviour Therapy guides the therapist in treating clients effectively in a... ... The First Interview. Depression. Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Social Phobia. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Putting It All Together. Appendices. ...
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View Post: AvaxHome -> Primary Care Mental Health
4 hours ago by robin-bobin  
Bereavement Borderline personality disorder. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) Dementia Depression Eating disorders. Perinatal psychiatric disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Psychosis Schizophrenia Sleep problems ...
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View Post: Massacre prompts scrutiny of 'secondary' stress disorder ...
26 Nov 2009 by By David M. Johnson McClatchy Newspapers  
WASHINGTON — The case of a military psychiatrist accused of 13 deaths at Fort Hood has prompted mental health professionals to examine whether those who treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder occasionally experience "secondary" ... Secondary PTSD, or secondary traumatic stress, is how some psychoanalysts describe the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral changes that occur after learning about a traumatic event experienced by someone close, like a patient. ...
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View Post: GI Rights News: Mental Health Problems Plague Soldiers
25 Nov 2009 by the radman  
suicide. Russell's behavior had become so erratic that, according to a report on the incident by the Multi-National Corps Iraq, his unit's commander had removed the bolt from his weapon just days before the stress clinic shooting. ... mental health problems from major depression to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are frighteningly commonplace among service members. In 2009 alone, 133 active-duty Army soldiers were reported to have committed suicide; in mid-November , ...
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View Post: PTSD Politics – Vets as Threats « Iona Miller's Weblog
27 Nov 2009 by ionamiller  
Veteran's PTSD is a multidimensional issue involving disabilities, traumatic brain injury, psychophysical regulation, stress-management, depression, grief, dissociation, and perhaps ADHD, T-type behavior, chronic pain management, ... Regardless of which war or conflict you look at, high rates of PTSD in veterans have been found. Throughout history, people have recognized that exposure to combat situations can negatively impact the mental health of those involved in these ...
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View Post: Scott Mendelson, M.D.: What Is PTSD?: A Post-Hasan Primer
20 Nov 2009 by Scott Mendelson, MD  
Claims that mental health workers are at risk for PTSD from treating their patients add an unnecessary layer of confusion to the question of how we can best serve our veterans. ... I recently wrote in the Huffington Post that Dr. Hasan did not suffer vicarious PTSD. I think the evidence now shows that Hasan's violent behavior arose out of political and religious motives and was not driven by PTSD. Nonetheless, the controversy stimulated by my views was compelling enough ...
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View Post: Was Fort Hood Shooting About Jihad or Indicative of How Broken Our ...
27 Nov 2009 by Kelly Burris, PhD  
This ultimately puts them in control of their emotional state and behavior. Early 2009 when the only evidence-based program process in mental health was submitted to fix the PTSD and suicide issue in the Army it was withdrawn from ...
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View Post: Former classmate of Fort Hood shooter: Nidal Hasan was "an ...
28 Nov 2009 by Robert  
In medical parlance it is known as "secondary trauma," and it can afflict the families of soldiers who suffer from PTSD along with the health workers who are trying to help those soldiers...'anyone who works with PTSD ... As long as Moslems are allowed to be in the U.S. Army, the Army is a joke. They are coddling the enemy which is . . . one guess allowed . . . the ideology that is Islam, which is part and parcel of the mental makeup of every Moslem. Author Profile Page ...
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View Post: Study: Mental Health Problems on the Rise for Veterans
12 Nov 2009 by AHN  
Despite the increase in mental health problems, veterans are still hesitant to seek help. Past research has shown that, of service members who display symptoms of PTSD and other mental health issues, only 4 out of 10 have sought help from ... With greater understanding of mental health and in light of officials scrutinizing the behavior of those enlisted the military culture and the unique mental health issues facing service members is proving to be a greater concern for ...
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View Post: Death by Denial: Militarization of Mental Health
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15 Nov 2009 by mary lynn cramer   ...
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