Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association articles from July 2002

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association archives from July 2002

Medication, testing and psychotherapy-be critical!(Chair's Corner)
July 1, 2002... Just because it appears in the newspaper doesn't make it correct. Because we see it on the evening news does not make it so. So why is it we succumb to the slickly prepared commercials we see on television and magazines for anti-depressants and...

Service discounts.(Health Care)
July 1, 2002... The American Psychotherapy Association, in conjunction with Professionals Choice, is now offering APA members and their families an opportunity to receive discounts on superior health care services through Meds of America, a quality discount...

Long-term care insurance: questions and answers.
July 1, 2002... Q: What is Long-Term Care? A: Long-term care involves a wide variety of services for people with prolonged physical illness, disability of cognitive disorder (such as Alzheimer's disease). Long-term care is not a specific service, but...

Members speak out on mental health parity.
July 1, 2002... What is parity? Parity simply means equality, balance. Mental health parity is simply mental health equality. As therapists, you realize there is an imbalance between mental health care insurance coverage and physical health care coverage....

Conference 2002: 5th Anniversary, Sept. 26-28.
July 1, 2002... Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. "Psychotherapy in a changed world: featured workshops presented by Dr. Albert Ellis and Stephen Lankton, M.S.W., DAHB During the past year, we have seen many changes as a nation....

Gangs in schools: an introduction to the problem and interventions.
July 1, 2002... Abstract This article addresses the problems of gang activity in secondary schools. Descriptions of major gangs are included, as well as interventions that are currently being used to combat this growing problem. Many members enter gangs...

Psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
July 1, 2002... Abstract Narcissistic personality disorder is a common and often disabling syndrome. Although persons with narcissistic personality disorder are often difficult to treat, certain psychotherapeutic strategies have been identified which can...

Jumping to connections.
July 1, 2002... Giant steps are often made by those who are impatient to win laurels of who have an urgent personal quest to fulfill. We might think of Lindberg's first flight across the Atlantic Ocean or Salk's remedy for polio. I recall attending a...

The duty to warn.
July 1, 2002... The issue of confidentiality is seldom more confusing than when considered in the context of client dangerousness. When during the scope of therapy a client admits to a crime committed in the past (with the exceptions of child abuse, dependent...

Social work notes: empowering clients to change their minds.
July 1, 2002... Clients are often trapped by their own definitions of their situation. On occasion, the most effective intervention in the psychotherapeutic experience involves the re-examination of faulty definitions of the problem. It is common for people to...

Lifestyle psychotherapy[TM].(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Staying calm, peaceful, balanced and centered will serve you well when confronted with all the external forces of your daily life. When you succeed at doing this you will have less stress, perhaps no stress at all if you are able to stay...

The antipsychotic medicines--conventional.
July 1, 2002... Since 1952, medications have been available to treat psychotic symptoms such as those seen in schizophrenia and mania. For years, on interchangeable name for this family of medicines was neuroleptics, coined because of their adverse neurologic...

The business of psychotherapy.
July 1, 2002... When I speak with my colleagues about issues in the practice of psychotherapy, inevitably the topic of business comes up. It seems that many of us went to school with the intent to learn how to help people, and at some point in our careers...

A case of vicarious traumatization.
July 1, 2002... The following case illustrates how a therapist fell victim to vicarious traumatization as a result of the loss of her boundaries. Anna P. and Ms. H Anna P., a therapist of 15 years experience, came to supervision because she was...

Treating child survivors of clergy sexual abuse.(Spirituality)
July 1, 2002... Many of us are faced with the difficult and heart-wrenching task of treating victims of child sexual abuse. While our training, intuition and compassion may prepare us to work with these clients, the path to healing is often demanding and...

The future ain't what it used to be: building a career plan with 'Yogi-isms'.(Student's Corner)
July 1, 2002... Yogi Berra had a spectacular career as a New York Yankee catcher. His achievements included being a fifteen-time all star, hitting the first pinch hit home run in a World Series, three-time American League MVP, and playing in 14 World Series...