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Lamotrigine in the Treatment of Bipolar Affective Disorder

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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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Adding Psychotherapy to Medication in Depression and Anxiety

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Adding Psychotherapy to Medication in Depression and Anxiety Dr Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. The effects of combined treatment compared with placebo are usually larger than those of medication only compared with placebo, underscoring the clinical advantage of combined treatment. Combined treatment appears to be more effective than treatment with antidepressant medication alone in major depression,

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Body Work and Exercise for Anxiety Panic Attacks Depression and OCD

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Body Work and Exercise for Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression and OCD Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Working with the body is often neglected in major schools of psychotherapy, such as psychodynamic psychotherapy and CBT. Depression and anxiety disorders are some of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders with close to one in five of adults exhibiting symptoms.

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Psychopharmacological Frontiers (1)

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Psychopharmacological Frontiers Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. New developments in psychopharmacology have driven much of the progress over the last decades. This article discusses new developments in the area of antidepressants and antipsychotics. Keywords: depression, SSRI, SNRI, ketamine, glutamate antagonist, NMDA, scopolamine, magnesium, glutamine, CP-AMPA, serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, antidepressants, major depressive disorder, medication, treatment psychiatry Table

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Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for Depression

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Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for Depression Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Depression is a mental health condition that affects a large part of the population at least once over their life span, significantly reducing the quality of life and impairing work and relationships. The condition is mostly treated with psychotherapy and medication. Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) is a

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Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar Disorder Dr. Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Abstract – Bipolar disorder affects an individual’s affective states (mood). The different flavours of bipolar disorder have in common that there are alterations in mood between above ‘normal’ (hypomania, mania) and normal or below normal (melancholia, depression). The other important mood disorders are the various types of depression, while

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Depression and Psychotherapy

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Depression and Psychotherapy Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Abstract – Depression has become highly treatable and this article explores some ways of treating it with the use of psychotherapy. The approach presented is communication-focused psychotherapy which has been developed and described by the author before. Psychotherapy alone may not be sufficient in more severe cases, where

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Depression and Psychotherapy (6)

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Abstract – Depression has become highly treatable and this article explores some ways of treating it with the use of psychotherapy. The approach presented is a communication focused psychotherapy which has been developed and described by the author before. Psychotherapy alone may not be sufficient in more severe cases, where medication is usually added to

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