Treatments and Therapies

Information on treatments for the various disorders is arranged by the same categories used by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR).

Anxiety Disorders

Panic Disorder: Medications for Panic Attacks by George Goodman
Panic Disorder: Treating Panic with Hypnosis by Loretta Sernekos, Ph.D.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) by Jef Gazley, M.S., LMFT
Phobias: Is Virtual Therapy the Answer? by Harrison Monarth
Phobias: Fearfighter: Fighting Phobias With Video Games

Mood Disorders

VNS and Me - Blog written by someone who has the new Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) implant for Major Depression, about the experience.
Major Depressive Disorder: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic or Recurrent Depression by Charles E. Donovan
Major Depression & Bipolar Disorders: Electroconvulsive Therapy - What's It Really All About? by Moses Wright

Hospitalization

Involuntary Hospitalization Around the World by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
Suicide Emergencies in Fiction: From Safety Plans to Voluntary and Involuntary Hospitalizations by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD

Hypnosis

A Brief History Of Hypnosis by Adam Eason

Multicultural Issues

Treatments should always be tailored to the needs of the client and the problems she brings in the door. American psychology places strong emphasis on multicultural competence, which means that therapists receive special training in the needs of minorities.

GLB: Authenticity and the Gay Identity By James P. Krehbiel, Ed.S., LPC