Abstract – Panic attacks can interfere greatly with a patient’s social, professional and personal life. The first-line treatment is usually a combination of psychotherapy and medication. Medication broadly addresses two time horizons. In the short-run, benzodiazepines or benzodiazepine-like drugs reduces anxiety within twenty minutes to an hour, which is too long to treat an acute […]
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Psychotherapy is the first line of treatment when it comes to OCD. However, psychotherapy alone is often not enough, especially when a patient is so affected by the condition that leaving the home is no longer possible. Also, medication can be helpful in the beginning of therapy to reduce the level of anxiety and facilitate
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Abstract – Depression is the medical condition with one of the highest prevalence rates, but also one of the costliest ones in terms of human suffering, missed work hours, higher mortality and the higher incidence of physical illnesses. First-line treatment is usually a combination of medication and psychotherapy. In milder cases, psychotherapy alone may be
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Silence in Relationships and CFT Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Silence can be the most destructive phase in a relationship. Meaningful communication is the stuff relationships are made of and what maintains them. Heated emotional exchanges., as long as they are not aimed at personality attributes or communication patterns that are close to the core self
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No More Shyness Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Shyness is a subjective perception, which is triggered by a complex set of emotions. It is not a mental health condition and does not require treatment as longs as the shy person does not feel to change it. Social anxiety, on the other hand, is a mental health
Chemistry is about the communication interaction two people have. It reflects their patterns of communicating with the world and themselves. Chemistry is thus an interaction between two ways of communicating, which also mirrors the needs, values and aspirations of each individual. Keywords: chemistry, relationship, communication, psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry For one-time access to read the paper please
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Freedom and Psychotherapy Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, MD Psychotherapy requires a freedom to imagine and think and talk about things that may not be talked about anywhere else. This freedom in communication is a central pillar of the therapeutic process because change is brought about by meaningful communication. Keywords: freedom, communication, psychotherapy, psychiatry Table of Contents
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Humans have highly sophisticated ways of communicating with each other. Communication is a powerful tool because it makes change possible. If communication is open and free, it facilitates the rapid exchange of meaningful messages which contain the information that brings about change. Since information helps people adapt and make innovative changes, a state of meaningful
Change a Life Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Psychotherapy should aim at changing a person’s life, so that values, needs and aspirations can be fulfilled, and more happiness be achieved. Unfortunately, many psychotherapeutic approaches do not try to reach this goal, but are aimed at functioning, which reduces the humanity, individuality and autonomy of a patient.
Comparing oneself to others is very normal but it can also cause a lot of problems. Envy is a feeling of discontent triggered by drawing comparisons to someone else who has an attribute or possession one deems valuable. Envy is interesting for the series of steps it requires and the destructiveness that is associated with
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