MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'group therapy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723946&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F16%2Fcan-drug-rehabs-treat-mood-disorders%2F Awhile back the Washington Post ran an excellent article by Maia Szalavitz entited, “So, What Made Me an Addict? Experts Debate Whether Disease or Defect Is to Blame.” This question is so crucial to how we treat persons suffering from both addiction and mental disorders, and especially how we deal with those with dual-diagnoses. Just after I was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital, a friend of mine strongly encouraged me to go away to a halfway house of sorts for three or more months … where they treat addicts primarily, and some persons battling mental illness … in order to allow time to heal. I ran it by my doctor. Did she think three months of AA meetings and yoga and group therapy would pull me out of my depression? Her response was interesting, and one I re... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723946 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:10:54 +0100 4723946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4472980&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F13%2Fwho-moved-my-cheese-keep-moving-the-cheese%2F Human beings are creatures of habit, which is why Spencer Johnson sold more than ten million copies of his book, Who Moved My Cheese?. Business executives sit down to PowerPoint presentations based on it, and depressed patients watch the Who Moved My Cheese? video during group therapy in hospital psychiatric units across the country. (Who would have thought corporate America and psych ward programs had so much in common?) The story is about two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two “Littlepeople,” Hem and Haw, who live in a maze of cheese stations, some filled with cheese and others empty. When Cheese Station C runs out of cheese, the two mice immediately search the maze for other cheese stations, while Hem and Haw overanalyze their situation, convinced that one day the old cheese wi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4472980 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:17:40 +0100 4472980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121920&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F30%2Flaugh-when-youre-afraid%2F “If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane,” sings Jimmy Buffett. “Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods,” says a Japanese proverb. A sense of humor, for me, is by far the most useful weapon in my depression arsenal. Which is why Eric is panicked when I stop laughing, when my funny bone is split in 43 places. For two nights in the psych ward, our group therapy session was to watch a comedy act by an actress (I forget her name, sorry … I was on too many sedatives to take notes) who pokes fun at depression and mood disorders, the way I try to do on Beyond Blue. Our psychiatric nurses were well aware of the studies showing that laughter can be a powerful tool for recovery and healing. In between meals and meds, they did their best to evoke a fe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121920 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:11:56 +0100 4121920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3764184&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F18%2Farmy-suicides-hit-all-time-high%2F For the month of June, the U.S. Department of Defense reported late last week that the number of soldiers who took their own lives — those who committed suicide — was an astonishing 32 individuals, 21 of whom were on active duty (but only one-third of those on active duty were serving in either Iraq or Afghanistan). This corresponds to the ongoing record-setting of the number of suicides in the past year — 245 who died in 2009 and the 145 who have committed suicide already in 2010. At the rate of suicides so far this year, 2010 will exceed 2009 in suicides. Who does the Army blame for this rise in suicides? Why, the people who commit suicide, of course, and the very culture they work to instill from Day One in boot camp. Tim Embree of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3764184 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:30:39 +0100 3764184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641350&cid=t_134766_165_f&fid=37959&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthskills.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F08%2Fgroup-based-cbt-for-troublesome-low-back-pain%2F These two papers have created a bit of a storm in the health news recently – a six-session CBT group programme for chronic low back pain that not only provides good outcomes, but is also cost-effective?  Unbelievable!  And it’s not delivered exclusively by any specific health professionals.  AND it’s delivered in primary care! My take on this study is, much like others, very positive.  I think it’s wonderful that an intervention that has been used for years in secondary and tertiary health care has been successfully translated into primary care.  It seems to have used a pragmatic study methodology, and pretty fairly represents the kind of person that, at least in New Zealand anyway, misses out on pain management of this kind unless they’re funded by ACC (... HealthSkills Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641350 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:35:11 +0100 3641350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508244&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F27%2Farmy-transition-units-a-dark-place%2F This article makes it seem like the problem still exists, and the Warrior Transition Units may have made some issues even worse by over-medicating soldiers upon their return. Perhaps a government oversight committee will open an independent investigation to get to the truth of the matter, and ensure soldiers are receiving the care they need. Read the full article: Feeling Warehoused in Army Trauma Care Units (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508244 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:30:10 +0100 3508244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479906&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2FkW3taFhU3Fo%2F Conclusions: Greater awareness of this resource for mental health and substance misuse fields could enhance practice. Mutual aid groups in psychiatry and substance misuse. Alex Baldacchino;  Woody Caan; Carol Munn-Giddings. Mental Health and Substance Use: dual diagnosis, Volume 1, Issue 2 June 2008 , pages 104 – 117 See also; 12-Step Treatment More Effective than Alternative AA Offers Recovery Not Religion Brief-TSF can assist patients cease alcohol consumption. Subscribe to Twelve Step Facilitation by e-Mail           The Self-Help Sourcebook: Finding & Forming Mutual Aid Self-Help Groups Amazon Books; Read more about this title… Share/SaveDouble Trouble in RecoveryAlcohol Brief Intervention in Primary Pr... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479906 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:13:12 +0100 3479906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424909&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F31%2Fon-being-a-student-therapist-facebook-and-process-commentary%2F Buzz…buzz…buzz… The Blackberry on my client’s lap was signaling a message. Usually, this client silences her phone and puts it away before our session, without any prompting from me. This time, she glanced down at it, pushed a few buttons, and resumed our conversation. I let it go. Two minutes later: buzz…buzz…buzz… My client looked down again and started pushing buttons. I called her out. “What’s up with the phone today? Usually you put it away. Is something going on?” “It’s just Facebook updates.” She pushed a few buttons again and put the phone in her pocket. I didn’t hear it vibrate again during the rest of the session. In my group theories class, we’ve been discussing the concept of process commentary, which Irvin Yalom described in his book The Theory a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424909 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:20:11 +0100 3424909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353886&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F20%2Fmentalhealthcamp-soon%2F The unconference MentalHealthCamp on social media and mental health happens on April 25 in Vancouver, BC and online. Organizers hope it will become a model adopted elsewhere in the world. The one day program includes a discussion on therapist/client social media boundaries, talks on anonymous blogging, mommy blogging with a mental disorder, blogging as therapy, blogging for students, ADHD, yoga and depression with a blog, and my own presentation on crowdsourcing peer mental health info with social video PSA contests and suicide prevention on Twitter. Featured speakers include Keely Kolmes, Lorraine Murphy, Darren Barefoot, Pete Quily, and many more. Peer resources and crowdsourcing with peers is hot. From a comment left by Robert Johnson at the MentalHealthCamp blog: “The reality is... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353886 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:43:49 +0100 2353886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2205006&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F22%2F8-ways-to-help-your-bipolar-loved-one-cope%2F Depression and bipolar disorder are often family diseases. Everyone sharing a kitchen and a bathroom is affected. In fact, in his book “Understanding Depression,” J. Raymond DePaulo Jr., M.D., writes that “depression … has a much greater impact on marital life than rheumatoid arthritis or cardiac illness. One study found that only severe forms of cancer affected a family as adversely as depression or bipolar disorder.” My manic depression could have easily wrecked my marriage and my relationships with my two children. Instead, we emerged as a tighter, stronger unit. How? Here are eight ways Eric, my husband, helped me cope — tips for families on how, exactly, to hang in there with a loved one who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 1. Educate your... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2205006 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:40:28 +0100 2205006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2190552&cid=t_134766_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F17%2F9-ways-that-humor-heals%2F Of all my tools to combat depression and negativity, humor is by far the most fun. And just like mastering the craft of writing, I’m finding that the longer I practice laughing at life—and especially its frustrations–the better I become at it, and the more situations and conversations and complications I can place into that category named “silly.” G. K. Chesterton once wrote: “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.” And Proverbs 17:22 says that “a happy heart is good medicine.” I’d add that human beings can heal (at least partially!) from a host of different illnesses if they learn how to laugh. Here are just a few ways our bodies, minds, and spirits begin to mend with a dose of humor. 1.Humor combats fear. I know this f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2190552 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:32:35 +0100 2190552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975920&cid=t_134766_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fbreast-cancer-and-support-groups-just-do-it%2F Yesterday while driving and listening to the radio, I heard a report about stress and breast cancer. A study had been conducted over 11 years at Ohio State University. The study included 227 women each divided into groups of about eight or 12, some of which participated in group therapy. The purpose was to determine the benefits of psychological intervention and how it affected breast cancer and recurrence. I found the results astounding! The outcome determined that women who were involved in group therapy were less likely to die from breast cancer. I found the report on ABC health news and here is the quote: “After 11 years, the women who participated in the group therapy were 56 percent less likely to die of breast cancer and 45 percent less likely to have their cancer return, the rese... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975920 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:00:08 +0100 1975920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739532&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F376597958%2F Buprenex rehab can only be effective if it’s aimed at every facet of Buprenex addiction. On its face, that principle seems obvious. After all, addiction is a holistic disease, and addiction recovery must be a holistic process. But the unfortunate truth is that too many Buprenex rehabs in Los Angeles make the mistake of emphasizing one dimension of treatment while ignoring the others. In the end, that isn’t a recipe for anything but failure. Buprenex addicts are sick in body as well as in mind. Buprenex rehab, then, must promote both physical and psychological healing. A Buprenex rehab facility that fails to acknowledge that much does a tremendous disservice to its clients and their families. For your own sake, don’t make yourself learn that lesson the hard way. Make today the day you... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739532 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:52:05 +0100 1739532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734305&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F375608704%2F The best crisis intervention is the one that produces results. The only point of the intervention process, after all, is to convince an addict to seek the rehab treatment he needs to get sober. Anything short of that simply isn’t good enough, which is why it’s so important that a crisis intervention be conducted with a firm vision of the goal to be achieved. In the end, you simply can’t afford not to get it right. The good news is that crisis interventions don’t have to be undertaken alone. In fact, the support you get from a professional intervention specialist will be vital in helping you deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered. The catch, of course, is that you have to be willing to seek help. For your own sake, for the sake of the addict you care about, make to... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734305 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:17:39 +0100 1734305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1635234&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F338456412%2F There’s nothing easy about the Oxycodone rehab process. Some luxury Oxycodone rehabs in Los Angeles would have you believe that getting sober is simply a matter of enrolling in an exclusive Oxycodone rehab program and then waiting for someone to do the heavy lifting for you. But that’s not right. The truth is that Oxycodone addiction is a personal disease, and Oxycodone rehab can only succeed by virtue of personal effort. In the end, there’s simply no other way for healing to happen. The practical implication here is that you have to be ready for a fight the day you check into an Oxycodone rehabilitation facility. If you want to get better, you can. If you commit yourself to the healing process and resolve to win the long-term fight, you will. You take your future into your own hands... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1635234 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:04:23 +0100 1635234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454571&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fmutual-aid-groups-in-psychiatry-and-substance-misuse%2F Conclusions: Greater awareness of this resource for mental health and substance misuse fields could enhance practice. Mutual aid groups in psychiatry and substance misuse. Alex Baldacchino;  Woody Caan; Carol Munn-Giddings. Mental Health and Substance Use: dual diagnosis, Volume 1, Issue 2 June 2008 , pages 104 - 117 See also; 12-Step Treatment More Effective than Alternative AA Offers Recovery Not Religion Brief-TSF can assist patients cease alcohol consumption. Subscribe to Twelve Step Facilitation by e-Mail           The Self-Help Sourcebook: Finding & Forming Mutual Aid Self-Help Groups Amazon Books; Read more about this title… Brief-TSF manual US$9.95 Buy Now with Paypal, Visa or Mastercard Subscribe to Twelve Step... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454571 Tue, 20 May 2008 15:13:53 +0100 1454571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=761710&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137812014%2F Insight-Oriented Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Behavior Modification Therapy Expressive Arts Therapy Equine Assisted Therapy Group Therapy Individual Therapy These therapies are offered in a combination of individual therapy and group forums multiple times throughout the week. (Source: Cliffside Malibu) Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=761710 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:32:17 +0100 761710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760665&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137789827%2F Group therapy is an opportunity to explore and learn a variety of things about oneself that are otherwise difficult to access. In a group setting a person can learn more about how they react in relationships, personal boundaries and limit-setting tools, developing empathy for self and others, and building self-esteem. Group therapy is also an opportunity for individuals to hear other people’s struggles with alcohol/drugs, which can help with feeling of isolation and loneliness. (Source: Cliffside Malibu) Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760665 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:12:36 +0100 760665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760666&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137789828%2F Core GroupsCore groups are designed to provide residents with a thorough education regarding their adddiction. Each group therapy session lasts ninety minutes, and is utilized as a learning platform from which residents become educated on various aspects of their disease. Common educational topics include early recovery skills, relapse prevention, co-occurring disorders, relationships in recovery, family systems, triggers, body chemistry and others. Other softer topics such as healthy lifestyles, stress reduction, “one day at a time”, and thought-stopping techniques are frequently covered. The core group therapy program schedule is designed to deliver all relevant educational material during the course of the typical 30 day residential stay. Core groups (or other educational co... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760666 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:11:24 +0100 760666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760667&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137788707%2F At Cliffside Malibu, we place special emphasis on family therapy. Over the course of three days, our family program educates, explores and breaks down existing issues. Family Education GroupsUpon completion of the family component of the clinical program, residents and their family members have a solid education in the addiction process, the disease concept, the brain model, emotional byproducts, codependency and family systems. For instance, family members learn about symptoms of codependency including caretaking, low self worth, obsession and control. They are given the opportunity to identify their own denial, poor communication and weak boundaries and how addiction has resulted in lack of trust and anger. Speakers are frequently invited to present material on the treatment of families.... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760667 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:06:49 +0100 760667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760670&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137788710%2F is also an alternative modality to help individuals better understand themselves and how they relate in the world. Dialogue between the substance abuser and their family and friends is often negatively colored because of hurt feelings and troubled histories, making it difficult for the individual to accurately see how they operate in the world. The horse actually becomes a co-facilitator to the certified Equine Therapist. Because of their dependence on instinct and intuition, the horse is adept at reading non-verbal and environmental cues and reflecting back with responses. The absence of language helps the individual stay focused on the moment of this equine assisted therapy encounter, so they can bring clarity to previously unseen behavioral patterns. (Source: Cliffside Malibu) Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760670 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:57:49 +0100 760670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760673&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137784814%2F As part of Cliffside Malibu’s intensive treatment program, there is a high priority placed on individual therapy with sessions being offered up to five times per week. The therapists at Cliffside Malibu have extensive experience in the areas of dual diagnosis, recognizing that there are core issues underlying addiction and there are often concurrent disorders that need to be treated. Among Cliffside Malibu’s therapists are eating disorder specialists, trauma recovery specialists, and dual diagnosis and addiction experts. For individuals suffering from eating disorders, individualized treatment is offered, and the therapist works with the client on a daily basis to address the following: Core issues underlying the eating disorder Past trauma Therapeutic approaches to address common... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760673 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:51:04 +0100 760673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=758810&cid=t_134766_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137545270%2F It is suggested that patients attend daily 12 step meetings and speak with their primary counselors about their experience of the Twelve Step program. Cliffside Malibu provide daily groups focused on 12 Step work such as Big Book studies and step work, hosts Twelve Step meetings, and provides transportation to Twelve Step meetings in the community. (Source: Cliffside Malibu) Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=758810 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:37:43 +0100 758810