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ISTDP Shows Promise in Addressing Treatment-Resistant Depression May 24, 2017 . 9 Comments
A recent randomized controlled study of therapy for treatment-resistant depression produced evidence that a brief trial of intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP) may have large ... Read More
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Self-Criticism, Smooth Muscle Anxiety, and How ISTDP Helps July 13, 2016 . 3 Comments
Anxiety can manifest in a variety of ways in the human body. It can make us tense in our large, voluntary muscles, activate the involuntary muscles of our internal organs, and even cause ... Read More
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Do Your Physical Symptoms Have an Emotional Explanation? May 31, 2016 . 7 Comments
Every system of the body is vulnerable to physical illness. This is common sense. But did you know every system of the body is vulnerable to emotional discord as well? The nervous system, ... Read More
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Dealing with Depression: Why ‘Get Over It’ Doesn’t Work December 8, 2015 . 11 Comments
In the face of our depressed moods, friends, loved ones, and even our therapists may say things like, “Stop doing that to yourself!” or “Get over it!” We may even say to ourselves, ... Read More
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How to Reach Out to a Person Stuck Behind a ‘Wall’ November 2, 2015 . 21 Comments
Intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy (ISTDP), like all psychotherapy models, is a set of ideas and strategies used to form a healing relationship with another human being. Like therapists ... Read More