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Psychotherapy—General topics
BEST books on learning psychotherapy
BEST books for helping couples improve their relationship
Brief non-pharmacological interventions (90833)
(Almost) never tell her that she’s doing better
Don’t screw up in the last 5 seconds!
Stages of psychological change: A poem
Don’t prematurely offer a box of tissues to a patient who is crying
Using a calendar to support forming a habit
Addictions
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Stages of Change
Identify the person’s stage of change to know what interventions to use
What strategies and techniques to use in each stage of change
Tips on dealing with “slips” in recovery
Finding Treatment for Addictions
How to find a certified addiction psychiatrist
How to find treatment facilities for substance use disorders (addiction)
SAMHSA National Helpline (Treatment Referral Routing Service)
How to choose a rehab
Private facilities for the treatment of substance use disorders
Addictions—Other Articles
Never crave alone
What happened to polysubstance dependence?
Practice guidelines for substance-related and addictive disorders
How to learn addiction psychiatry
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD in Adults: Tips for remembering to do things
Using a calendar to support forming a habit
Productivity Tips
Breathing Exercises
Teach “box breathing” to patients with anxiety, panic, insomnia, or high stress levels
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
CBT for brief sessions: Interview with Donna Sudak, MD
How to find a cognitive therapist
Caffeine and Caffeine Use Disorder
Caffeine and mental health
How much caffeine is too much?
Key things clinicians should know about caffeine withdrawal
Minimizing caffeine may be helpful in bipolar disorder
Caffeine can significantly change serum clozapine levels
Interactions that can significantly affect caffeine metabolism
Should those with migraine not consume caffeine?
Caffeine content of coffee and tea
Should we recommend decaffeinated coffee?
Caffeine content of soft drinks
Caffeine content of “energy” drinks
Cannabis and Cannabis Use Disorder
Cannabis (“Marijuana”): Terminology
What is cannabidiol (CBD)?
Acute effects of cannabis that we should warn patients about
Why and how to routinely ask and counsel patients about driving after cannabis use
Depressive Disorders
How to improve outcomes in prolonged grief
Terrific TED talk about Depression, Treatment, and Hope
Insomnia Disorder
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi)
Sleep hygiene worksheets—Part 1 and Part 2
When should we recommend sleep restriction therapy?
How exactly to do sleep restriction therapy
How to “sell” sleep restriction therapy to persons with insomnia
Insomnia disorder—Tools
Sleep masks for better sleep
Which blue-light-blocking glasses to recommend
Blue-light-blocking glasses for persons with bipolar disorder?
Blue-light-blocking glasses for delayed sleep phase disorder?
Jet Lag Disorder
Jet lag disorder is a real clinical condition
We need to actively prevent/ manage jet lag in our patients
Tips for the prevention and treatment of jet lag
How exactly to use melatonin or melatonin receptor agonists for jet lag
Mindfulness, Meditation, and Breathwork
Meditation, Mindfulness, and Breathing Exercises (Main Menu)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD: Interview with Katharine Phillips, MD
OCD: Interview with Elna Yadin, PhD
The Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R)
OCD: Prognosis
BEST books about OCD for patients and families
Comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in bipolar disorders
Rumination is a common and important (but neglected) symptom
Practice guidelines for obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD)
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—Clinical features
Four types of symptoms are present in PTSD
Not all trauma is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What is nightmare disorder, and why is it important?
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—Miscellaneous articles
Practice guidelines for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What can we do to support “National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month”?
Relaxation Techniques
Relaxation Practice: A Simple and Powerful Tool for Anxiety, Tension, and Insomnia
Relaxation Practice: Handout for Patients
Skin-Picking Disorder
A primer on excoriation (skin-picking) disorder
How to treat excoriation (skin-picking) disorder: Psychological treatment
Social Skills Training
BEST books: Social skills training
Split treatment
(By “split treatment,” we mean that psychopharmacology and psychotherapy being received from separate clinicians)
Three REVEALING questions to ask patients about their therapists
How to get the benefits of split treatment
Tips for managing split treatment
How to help patients get more out of their psychotherapy
How to reduce risk in split treatment
Suicidality
Suicidality: General articles
Five horrifying statistics about suicide we should all know
Suicide trends
How NOT to talk about suicide
Types of suicidal behaviors
Suicidality: Screening and Evaluation
The Three-Step Ladder: A better, easier way to start to ask about suicidal ideation
How to evaluate and categorize the type of suicidal ideation
Quick tips in suicide assessment: Interview with Jack Krasuski, MD
BEST books on suicide risk assessment and management
Practice guidelines for suicidality and self-harm
Suicidality: Management
Tips on reducing the risk of death by suicide
BEST books on suicide risk assessment and management
Call 988, the “Suicide & Crisis Lifeline”
Practice guidelines for suicidality and self-harm
Suicidality: Miscellaneous articles
Suicide: A New Conceptualization, A Neglected Question, and Specific Medications (Interview with David Sheehan, MD)
TED talk: The bridge between suicide and life
Psychotherapy—Other Specific Types
An introduction to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
An Introduction to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
An introduction to Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
An introduction to Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
TED talks recommended for mental health clinicians
Great TED talk (video): Three A’s of Awesome
Great TED talk (video): What three factors predict success?
Great TED talk (video): Why positive psychology is important
Terrific TED talk about Depression, Treatment, and Hope
TED talks about meditation
TED talk: The bridge between suicide and life
Yoga
Best books on Yoga
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