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Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for Depression (3)
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 therapy form developed by the author which focuses on communication processes to treat the condition. Improving internal and external communication and awareness for the own needs, values and aspirations is effective against several symptoms of depression and increases motivation and compliance for therapy. This article provides an overview of a conceptual framework from a communication perspective and several approaches that have been used in treating depression with psychotherapy.
Keywords: depression, communication-focused therapy, CFT, communication, psychotherapy, treatment
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Therapy of Social Anxiety Disorder (2)
Social anxiety disorder can significantly reduce an individual’s choices in life and the quality of life overall. Since communication is the process by which humans fulfil their needs, values and aspirations, its effectiveness is important for satisfaction, contentment and happiness in life. It is the main autoregulatory instruments, also in the psychotherapeutic process, to promote mental health. If interpersonal communication is interfered with by anxiety, these processes can no longer work effectively. As the individual withdraws further, the capabilities for needs fulfilment and autoregulation decline further.
Focusing on interpersonal and intrapersonal communication patterns can help to reverse the vicious cycle of social anxiety. Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT®) provides a toolset, methodological and theoretical framework to facilitate the awareness for individual communication patterns and the interventions to improve them in line with the patient’s needs, values and aspirations.
Keywords: social anxiety, communication-focused therapy, CFT, CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy, treatment, psychotherapy, psychiatry
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Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) for Anxiety and Panic Attacks (3)
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 changes to them. This also helps gain insight into the basic parameters, the needs, values and aspirations which are important for motivation and the direction of changes, behaviors and interactions with oneself and others.
Keywords: anxiety, panic attacks, communication-focused therapy, CFT, communication, psychotherapy, treatment
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Communication-Focused Therapy® (CFT) for Anxiety and Panic Attacks (3) Christian Jonathan Haverkampf
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Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) for Burnout (3)
Burnout is not a medical, but it is a quite common condition which often comes with symptoms of anxiety or depression. It can lead to fatigue, irritability and a disconnect from one’s work or relationship, other people and oneself. Patients with burnout usually see less meaning in the things they engage in, such as in a job or in a relationship. The disconnect and alienation from self and others can over time lead to more serious mental health and general medical conditions. Communication-Focused Therapy (CFT) is a psychotherapy developed by the author, which can be applied to a number of mental health conditions, including burnout.
Keywords: burnout, communication-focused therapy, CFT, communication, psychotherapy, treatment
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A Case of Severe OCD – Obsessive Thoughts
Abstract—Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often more difficult to treat than anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders. However, with a combination of psychotherapy and medication treatment can be effective in most cases. Within a few months there is often a marked improvement in symptoms and quality of life. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) at a higher dose, possibly in combination with a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA), and a psychotherapy that increases insight into the symptoms and improves internal and external communication can show good results in even more severe cases. Communication focused therapy (CFT), as developed by the author, further focuses on identifying needs, values and aspirations, which shows to be of significant help int the treatment of OCD.
Index Terms—obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, psychotherapy, medication, treatment, psychiatry
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