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Psychotherapy for Depression: What’s Best?

Are all psychotherapies equally effective for the treament of depression? Or do cognitive behavioral techniques clearly rise above the pack, as implied by the amount of media coverage they receive?

Motivational Interviewing for Alcoholism

Motivational interviewing (MI) has taken the world of addiction therapy by storm. The essence of MI is that the therapist maintains an empathic, supportive stance with patients while gently prodding them to focus on discrepancies between how they would like their life to be and how it actually is.

Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and OCD: Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Still the Best?

Most treatment guidelines recommend cognitive behavioral therapy as first-line psychotherapy for anxiety disorders. In this article, Dr. Glen Spielmans will give you a brief primer of CBT techniques for panic disorder, social phobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, as well as review whether, for these conditions, CBT is indeed superior to other forms of therapy.

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Psychiatry in the News

To help members of the general public understand the sometimes complicated world of psychiatry, TCPR publisher and editor-in-chief Dr. Daniel Carlat has joined AOL Health as their mental health expert and blogger. You can read his AOL blog here.