Month: December 2015

A therapist sets down the facts everyone should know about mental illness.  Article written by Whitney Hawkins.

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/11/14/what-i-want-you-to-know-about-mental-illness/

How “fiddle toys” help patients in psychotherapy gain the courage to talk about difficult things.  Article written by Cindy Solin.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/the-invisible-power-of-tchotchkes/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0

Does the success of talk therapy depend on biological markers, such as genes, as Freud always suspected?  Article written by Andrew Porterfield.

http://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/11/17/revival-psychotherapy-talk-therapy-changes-brains-genes/?utm_source=hootsuite

A cognitive-behavioral approach to psychotherapy patients who have trouble treating themselves gently when they feel sad, because they also feel they don’t deserve kind treatment.  Article written by Dr. Christine Dunkley, Clinical Director at Grayrock.

http://christinedunkley.com/2015/11/08/i-dont-deserve-it/

Mindfulness meditation has pain-relieving effects on a neurobiological level.  Article written by Christopher Bergland.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201511/the-neuroscience-mindfulness-meditation-and-pain-relief