January/February 2010

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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

This issue examines whether our increasing knowledge of all those multisyllabic brain processes has really made us more effective practitioners.

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The Rise and Fall of PaxMedica

Welcome to the new era of brain-based therapy

John Arden and Lloyd Linford

In the 1970s, the rise of Prozac, the DSM-III, and "evidence-based" therapies brought the appearance of coherence and order to mental health professions under the hegemony of medicine. Now multiple discoveries in neuroscience and other fields are challenging this "pax media" and ushering in a new era in the practice of psychotherapy. Read More
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Big Squeeze

No research? No reimbursement

Jay Lebow

A tipping point has been reached in the impact that psychotherapy research results, no matter of interest only among a small circle of academic, are going to have on what goes on day-to-day in therapists' offices. Read More
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Brain to Brain

The talking cure goes beyond words

Janina Fisher

As we learn more about the brain, it becomes apparent that therapists need to pay at least as much attention to the body and nervous system (both their own and their clients') as to the words, emotions, and meaning-making processes of the mind. Read More
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The Brain's Rules for Change

Translating cutting-edge neuroscience into practice

Bruce Ecker

For the firs time, we're beginning to understand how to directly delete emotional meanings attributed to disturbing past events. Read More
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Complexity Choir

The eight domains of self-integration

Dan Siegel

As unlikely as it may sound, the mathematics of complexity theory could offer us the key to the elusive secrets of mental health and personal well-being. Read More
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Ecological Intelligence

A new awareness for our time

Daniel Goleman

Our collective survival depends on a shift in our most basic assumptions and perceptions, one that'll drive changes in commerce and industry, as well as in our individual actions and behaviors. Read More

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