VIDEO: The Neurobiology of Worry
How the Brain Creates Neurobiology RutsIn this brief video clip, Margaret Wehrenberg, cognitive behaviorist and author of The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques, offers some facts about the... Read more
What Makes Psychotherapy Possible
Clarifying the Fundamental Task of TherapyStephen makes it clear that hard scientific evidence now exists for what most therapists instinctively know: successful therapy depends utterly on establishing... Read more
VIDEO: Examining DSM-5's Most Controversial Change
Gary Greenberg on the Bereavement Exclusion“When DSM-III came out and the major depression diagnosis was created,” Gary tells us in this brief video clip, “it was immediately clear that many... Read more
VIDEO: Beating Relapse to the Punch
How to Preempt Anxiety RelapseBefore David Burns wraps up therapy with recovered clients, he makes sure they’re well prepared for relapse. In this brief video clip, he breaks down the... Read more
Neuroplasticity Isn’t Always for the Best
Why Therapists Should Know about the Plastic ParadoxPsychiatrist and author Norman Doidge believes that while the brain has an astonishing capacity for change, brain plasticity doesn’t always work out for the... Read more
VIDEO: Stopping the Anxiety-Go-Round
Lynn Lyons On Helping Anxious KidsFifteen-year-old Grace doesn’t know it yet, but her troubling anxiety symptoms are run of the mill. Like most anxious kids, it’s not the content of her... Read more
VIDEO: Assessing the Unintegrated Brain
How to Change the Brain in TherapyIt’s one thing to throw around the scientific-sounding language of brain science, it’s another to actually develop concrete clinical procedures based on... Read more
VIDEO: The Hidden Toll of DSM-5 on Psychotherapy
How Increasing Medication Sales Hurt the Therapy ProfessionAllen Frances—author of "Saving Normal: Has Psychiatric Diagnosis Gotten Out of Control?"—is one of DSM-5’s most outspoken critics, but his ultimate... Read more
VIDEO: The Neurobiology of Anxiety
How to Incorporate Brain Science into Your Treatment ApproachAccording to Margaret Wehrenberg, when it comes to clients with panic disorders, the first thing to discern is what they’re doing to avoid panic. “The... Read more
VIDEO: What Distinguishes the Male and Female Brain?
How the Evolutionary Story Lives within Each of UsWhy do young boys tend to roughhouse while young girls lean towards relational play? According to Louann Brizendine, these and many other differences observed... Read more
VIDEO: The Increasing Role of Biology in the DSMs of Tomorrow
How Genetics Shape PsychopathologyRather than continuing to lament the deficiencies of DSM-5, forensic psychiatrist David Mays wants to focus on what's ahead for the psychotherapy field. In his... Read more
VIDEO: The Key to Dramatically Accelerating Anxiety Treatment
Being Anxious Doesn’t Mean You’re Anxious to ChangeMost therapists assume that, just as any rational person with a broken arm would be an eager customer for medical care, surely a person suffering from severe... Read more
VIDEO: How to Install New Mental States
What Therapists Should Know about Brain ChangeUntil recently, the impact of brain science on the everyday work of most therapists has been pretty limited. According to Rick Hanson, that’s because we’ve... Read more
Becoming a Supershrink: Three Steps to Professional Excellence
Getting Client Feedback Isn’t Always Easy, But It's a Necessary StepMost therapists, when asked, report checking in routinely for client feedback and knowing when to do so. But research has found this to be far from true. Read more
What the PTSD Diagnosis Leaves Out
Broadening Our Understanding of TraumaBack in the late 1970s, a motley crew of Vietnam War vets, sympathetic psychiatrists, antiwar activists, and church groups undertook a crusade to have a... Read more
VIDEO: How to Make Clients Feel Safe
Today's Video: Bringing Polyvagal Theory into Your PracticeHow can therapists acquire neuroscientific knowledge without becoming brain scientists themselves? Even more pressing, what real-life practical therapeutic... Read more
Why DSM-5 Is a Step Forward for Psychotherapy
Find Out About the Benefits of Dimensional DiagnosisIn this video clip, Regier talks about how the new definition of a major depressive disorder in DSM-5 better enables clinicians to diagnose clients who exhibit... Read more
Putting the Pieces Together
25 Years of Learning Trauma TreatmentTwenty-five years ago, we believed that helping trauma survivors dig into dark and unspeakable horrors would set them free. But in this new age of trauma... Read more
Brain Imaging and Psychotherapy
Why is it so controversial?For nearly 20 years, psychiatrist Daniel Amen has led a controversial crusade to make brain imaging an accepted part of psychotherapeutic practice. Read more
The Case for Neurofeedback
Rewiring the brain in the consulting roomThe increasing popularity of neurofeedback is based on the growing evidence that a wide variety of psychological disorders can be understood as firing mistakes... Read more
12 Missteps?
The evidence that AA works is many steps behindThe authors of a provocative new book argue that, despite its sterling reputation, alcoholics anonymous has one of the worst success rates in all of medicine. Read more