Hofmann: What needs to happen is that people should face their anxiety. What we do is called cognitive behavioral therapy, a non-medication option which is more effective in the long term than medication treatment. You try to identify what kinds of thoughts people have in these situations, what sort …
Category Archives: Mental Health Care
Reviewing CBT
There are multiple approaches that counselors may take when working with patients who have addiction issues. Many commonly used counseling techniques are forms of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. CBT is based on recognizing the relationship between thoughts, beliefs, emotions and behavior. The …
A Shadow From the Past
This is somewhat difficult for me to talk about… normally when I try to talk about it I end up writing a book… as in using too many words… and usually end up deleting and not posting at all…. Not only that… but in case you haven’t noticed already I ramble a lot (not just
Mental Health Care in the Netherlands #Write31Days | Blogging Astrid
There are basically three laws governing mental health care in the Netherlands. First is the Long-Term Care Act. The Long-Term Care Act covers institutional care that is essentially deemed lifelong. Examples are nursing …
ideas for performance art pieces: -scream for 10 minutes nonstop -curl up on the floor and have a…
ideas for performance art pieces: > -scream for 10 minutes nonstop -curl up on the floor and have a panic attack, right there in front of everyone, and title the piece “what it feels like to do performance art when you have an anxiety disorder”