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Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) for Anxiety and Panic Attacks

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Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) for Anxiety and Panic Attacks Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by the author, which can be applied to a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety disorder and panic attacks. It focuses on creating greater awareness and insight into internal and external communication patterns and making …

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ADHD (2)

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ADHD in Adults Dr. Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has become a very common diagnosis, affecting children, adolescents and adults. A better understanding of this condition increases the success rates in treating it and improving patients’ quality of life. This article gives a brief overview of psychotherapeutic approaches, including communication-focused therapy as developed …

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Imagination and Therapy (1)

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Imagination and Therapy Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. The life story narrated by the patient is much more than just a useful tool to maintain a therapeutic interaction. It is a process which provides a wealth of insight and many starting points for individual change. While the content of the narrative can be relevant in itself, …

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Hyperreality (1)

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Hyperreality Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. In depression the past is too real, in anxiety the future is too real, in psychosis the inside is too real, in OCD causal connections are too real. This may be an oversimplification, but mental health and how a person experiences, thinks about, feels about and conceptualizes reality are tightly …

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Empathy (1)

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Empathy Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Empathy is more than what it may seem like on first sight. Technically, it is an awareness of the feeling states of another person, as well as any other feeling being. However, empathy has much more to offer. Reflecting even in the narrower definition a communication process, as incoming external …

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Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for OCD (2)

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Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for OCD Dr. Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by the author, which can be applied to a number of mental health conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The flows of internal and external communication maintain the functioning and the development of the individual in the world. If …

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Across the Seven Seas – Therapy as Exploration (3)

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Across the Seven Seas: Exploration as Therapy Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Exploring new contacts and new situations can have a therapeutic effect if it leads to a greater perception of meaning. This can be helpful in depression, anxiety, burnout, eating disorders, ADHD and many other mental health conditions. Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) focuses on how communication …

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Lamotrigine in the Treatment of Bipolar Affective Disorder (2)

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Lamotrigine in the Treatment of Bipolar DIsorder Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Lamotrigine is an effective medication in the treatment of bipolar disorder and bipolar depression. However, as bipolar disorder is not a homogenous condition but possesses distinctly different phenomenologies and subtypes, which can have an impact on the effectiveness and range of adverse effects of …

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Lisdexamfetamine in the Treatment of ADHD (3)

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Lisdexamfetamine in the Treatment of ADHD Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Lisdexamfetamine is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan, including psychological, social, and other treatments. This article provides a brief overview of the pharmacology of lisdexamfetamine Keywords: lisdexamfetamine, ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, treatment, medication, psychiatry …

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Communication Patterns to Change Communication Patterns (1)

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Communication Patterns to Change Communication Patterns Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by the author, which has been described for a large number of mental health conditions. Ineffective and maladaptive communication patterns can be changed through communication. Keywords: communication patterns, change, communication-focused therapy, CFT, communication, psychotherapy, psychiatry Communication Patterns to …

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