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Integrative Therapies: Are They Good Psychotherapy Options?

January 25, 2021 by Dr. Paul Greene

Integrative therapies are an intuitively appealing approach. Learn about what they are and whether they make sense for you.

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What Is Integrative Therapy?

The term “integrative” or “integrated” therapy is used in two ways.

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Filed Under: American mental healthcare, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Evidence-based treatment Tagged With: dbt, finding a therapist, psychotherapy

DBT vs. CBT: How to Know Which Is the Best One for You

November 23, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

There are a lot of options out there to address emotional problems. Two of the most prominent types of therapy — DBT and CBT — have similar names and approaches. How should you choose between DBT vs CBT?

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Filed Under: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, DBT Tagged With: psychotherapy

6 Important Reasons Why People Don’t Get Mental Health Treatment

May 13, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

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The Scope of the Problem

Barriers to mental health treatment abound in the United States. The nature of these barriers is varied. Some involve people seeking but unable to obtain services. Others involve a failure to seek services. In combination, these obstacles result in a large proportion of those in need of mental healthcare not getting it.

For example, a 2008 study examined mental health problems in a large sample of military members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The study found that only around half of those veterans with depression and PTSD sought help for these problems. Unfortunately, the corresponding statistics for non-veterans are no better. Why is that?

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Filed Under: American mental healthcare, Depression, PTSD Tagged With: psychotherapy

What is ERP Therapy? And What is ExRP Therapy?

May 4, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

ERP therapy (exposure and response prevention) and ExRP (exposure and ritual prevention) are psychotherapies used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ERP was pioneered in the 1960s by British psychologist Vic Meyer. Edna Foa and her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania further developed it and gave ERP its name in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Filed Under: OCD Tagged With: CBT, ocd, psychotherapy

How to Find the Right Psychotherapy for You in NYC

April 26, 2020 by Dr. Paul Greene

Finding a therapist

Deciding to seek help is a big first step. From there, it’s important to find the right therapist. But with so many psychotherapy options in New York, how can you know what to look for?

The best therapist for you has the appropriate training and expertise to treat the issues you want to work on.

When to seek therapy: It can be difficult to decide if and when psychotherapy would be helpful. A general guideline that we recommend is called the interference rule: if a problem is significantly interfering in your ability to live your life in the way you’d like, then psychotherapy may be helpful.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Depression, Eating disorders, Featured, Insomnia, OCD, Panic attacks, PTSD, Social Anxiety Tagged With: finding a therapist, psychotherapy

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