Most people closely associate medicine and science, but how many of us think of science and psychotherapy as being related? Maybe we don’t, but we should. The best therapy is science-based.
[Read more…]Science-Based Therapy: Is There Such A Thing?
OCD Counseling: 3 Reasons Why It Might Not Be Helping
For people suffering from OCD, it can be hard to find helpful counseling. Being an informed consumer can make all the difference.
It is common for people who think they might have OCD to say, “I’d better see someone,” and go to see a psychotherapist. So far, so good. However, there are different types of therapy for OCD, and evidence suggests that some work better than others. Many people who seek help for obsessions or compulsions with a psychotherapist find that sometimes, after months or years of therapy, their symptoms are still a problem. There can be many possible reasons for this.
[Read more…]Fear of Contamination: How Big of a Problem Is It For You?
Are you a germophobe? People have phobias of all sorts of things — heights, insects, blood, needles, dogs, you name it. However, people with a fear of germs typically do not have a phobia. Often, this is the contamination subtype of OCD.
This will often manifest in tendencies to avoid people, places, or things that are thought to be contaminated. Sometimes the concern is about a specific disease like HIV or hepatitis, or just general “germs.” Other times the contamination can be more vaguely defined. In its extreme forms, this type of OCD can result in people feeling that their homes are too contaminated to continue living in.
[Read more…]Which is the Best OCD Treatment? Medication vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
For many sufferers of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other types of anxiety, deciding to seek help can be a difficult decision to make. Once that decision is made, another choice is required: what kind of OCD treatment is best for me?
[Read more…]Anxiety and Depression During Recovery After Bone Marrow Transplant
Updated September 9, 2020
A stem cell transplant (SCT) or bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a procedure oncologists use in the treatment of lymphoma, leukemia, and some other cancers and disorders of the blood. These procedures are also referred to as hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). While this procedure has existed for decades, it came into more common use in the early 1990’s. The effectiveness of transplant varies according to the diagnosis, age, and health of the recipient. The present article aims to give general information about the experience of transplant and the emotional challenges during recovery after bone marrow transplant.
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