A series of articles written by Dr. Gelbart for the Northern California Psychiatric Society Newsletter. These articles are a bit more “technical” than others on this blog, but they can help anyone interested in how mindfulness, positive psychology, Wellness approach, and skills training can help with self-esteem, anxiety, depression, motivation, and other difficulties. It may help you in choosing a therapist, and/or bring up questions for discussion with your therapist or friends.
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Synergies #2: Judgmental Thinking
Is ‘Judgmentalness’ A Symptom?
A reality of our society is that most people don’t “complete” psychodynamic psychotherapy to resolutions of their childhood conflicts. Most often this is for cost reasons, and/or as people feel better they often fade from the psychological treatment, too often falling back on longer-term medications or relapses when perhaps psychological resolution would have been realistic.
Synergies In Treatment: For Psychiatrists, Therapists, and Everyone
SYNERGIES IN TREATMENT #1
What is Emotional Wellness? Just as the concept of physical wellness doesn’t necessarily mean that exercising and healthy nutrition will get rid of your diabetes or hypertension (although it sometimes will) an emotional wellness program won’t necessarily cure someone’s mood disorder. Such a program might however help prevent someone from getting depressed in the first place, or keep them from relapsing once their episode is treated.