Psychotherapy

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD Trials Progressing Through Phase 3
The use of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD could receive final approval by the FDA by 2022, Rick Doblin, PhD, of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies told Psych Congress 2020 preconference attendees.
Dr. Charles Raison on the Link Between Inflammation and Response to Psychotherapy
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, a leading researcher in the field of immune-brain interactions, explains how increased inflammation may affect response to psychotherapy.
Perspectives
The Evolution of Psychotherapy: Coordinates for a New Destination
As psychotherapy continues to evolve, the challenge now is to rebrand and reposition the powerful healthcare resource it has become.
Perspectives
Primary Care is in Crisis, and We Can Help
Our field can hardly rescue primary care, but we can help it regain its proud tradition by reinforcing the importance of a comprehensive focus on health and illness.
Psychosocial Interventions Appear to Enhance Immune System Function
Psychosocial interventions are reliably associated with improved immunity and appear to be a feasible way to improve immune-related health, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in JAMA Psychiatry.
Combining Ketamine With Psychotherapy to Treat Depression
A session being presented at Psych Congress 2020 will educate attendees on the practice of combining ketamine treatment with psychotherapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
What Do You Specialize In?
As we wonder about the extent to which specialization is influenced by medical norms, should behavioral healthcare professionals pursue such a path?
Mental Health Care in Walmart: Increasing Access or Shortchanging the Profession?
BLOG: Walmart is planning to use its vast network of stores to host mental health clinics where self-paying patients could pay $1 per minute to see a mental health clinician.
Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Showing Promise, but More Research Needed
SAN DIEGO—Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy appears to have a beneficial and lasting effect on patient mood, but possible approval of the treatment remains some time away, a researcher said at Psych Congress 2019.
The Role of Self in Psychotherapy: The Power of Vulnerability
There has been a history of therapists being taught that there "should" be a great separation of self in a therapy session and that self-disclosure is not appropriate. In this webinar, we will be discussing the role of self in the psychotherapeutic…
Phase 3 Trials to Test MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is recruiting up to 150 participants for a phase 3 clinical trial investigating MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD.

Videos

Dr. Charles Raison on the Link Between Inflammation and Response to Psychotherapy
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, a leading researcher in the field of immune-brain interactions, explains how increased inflammation may affect response to psychotherapy.
Using Psychedelics in Psychotherapy
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How Does CBT Work With Cognitive Deficits in Psychosis?
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