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This spring the American Psychiatric Association, after more the 8 years of delays, released the 5th version of the DSM, the DSM 5! Being such an important document in the field, all clinicians need to learn it, and it makes sense for most mental health…
Obesity is a very difficult subject to discuss with loved ones, especially children. Unfortunately, the issue is complicated by feelings of guilt, shame, blame and embarrassment….
New research by Hannes Schwandt, of Princeton University, reveals that persons—men and women alike—experience a peak in happiness at the age of 23. According to researchers, at age 23 individuals experience high levels of life esatisfaction and are hopeful and optimistic about the future. In…
One of Thriveworks’ newest locations, slated to open Aug 1, 2013, was featured on NBC 12. Thriveworks is opening its newest counseling location in Richmond, VA.Thriveworks counselors provide premium care with a focus on customer service. Our counselors are respected leaders in the field, and appointments for individual or couples…
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Moving on from Guilt Almost everyone in their life at some point experiences the emotion of guilt. There is not one general explanation of guilt due to the nature of what guilt is. It depends on what the person is dealing with. One thing that…
PTSD is not an expected response to trauma, according to the DSM 5, but a rare and an unexpected response to trauma. Accordingly, most people who experience trauma do not go on to experience PTSD.Read: Trauma Counseling 101 Why do some experience it, whole others…
The DSM 5 is no stranger to controversy, and the new “Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder” diagnosis is on the list of new diagnoses that has critics either raising an eyebrow, or throwing a fit. Read: Back to Basics, Depression 101 DSM 5 isn’t the first DSM…
Recent studies show that 15 to 20 percent of bipolar related disorders that are diagnosed are actually false positives. Research has indicated that there are several reasons for this: Read: Back to Basics, Depression 101 Incompetence. In some cases, the therapist mistook borderline personality disorder…
