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After Psychotherapy

Insights from 30+ years in the profession

Category: Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Listening to Pain

Early in my practice, a client said something that has stuck with me for the last 30 years. A trained dancer, she told me she avoided taking pain relievers because, in her view, pain was her body’s way of providing important information to her and she needed to “listen”. Although you’ll sometimes hear medical and… Continue reading Listening to Pain

Published July 11, 2012
Categorized as Depression and Bipolar Disorder, Society and Culture

ADHD Symptoms Revisited

A reconsideration of Alan Sroufe’s article in the New York Times about ADHD symptoms, as well as the rebuttals and reactions from Harold S. Koplewicz and Judth Warner.

Published February 8, 2012
Categorized as Depression and Bipolar Disorder, The Medicalization of Mental Health Tagged ADHD Symptoms, chemical imbalance theory, The Medicalization of Mental Health

Depression Symptoms and the Role of Rage

Unconscious rage plays an important role in depression symptoms. Bringing that rage into awareness often leads to an improvement in those symptoms.

Published January 1, 2012
Categorized as Defense Mechanisms, Depression and Bipolar Disorder, The Psychotherapy Relationship, Unbearable Emotion

Countertransference Issues in Treating Depression

Countertransference in the broad sense means all your thoughts, feelings and fantasies during a psychotherapy session. It’s a useful tool for understanding your clients, especially those suffering from depression where anger and rage are an unconscious issue.

Published November 15, 2011
Categorized as Depression and Bipolar Disorder, The Psychotherapy Relationship, Unbearable Emotion

Good and Bad Reasons to Take an Antidepressant

Many people take antidepressants, not because they’re depressed, but because doing so helps them to avoid confronting important feelings or problem areas in their lives.

Published July 12, 2011
Categorized as Depression and Bipolar Disorder, Detours, The Medicalization of Mental Health

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