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Hi podcast fans,
Today we’ve got some terrific questions that you have submitted.
General Questions
- Jose and Bri both asked: How would you treat hypochondria?
- Christian: How would you treat an abuse survivor? I’ve heard that talk therapy is inadequate for healing trauma!
- Ted: Is there such a thing as healthy euphoria?
- Hillary: Would you do a podcast covering the treatment of mania?
- Jim: I think I have ADHD, but some doctors claim it’s not a true diagnosis. What do you think?
- Dan: What your thoughts are on LSD in the treatment of depression and anxiety?
I could not get to all of your excellent questions in the time provided. The next time we do Ask David with general questions, we will include these:
- Guy: What’s a nervous breakdown?
- Rob: How would you treat a field goal kicker who’s afraid of missing the winning field goal? Would you use positive visualizations?
- Michael: How would you treat someone with the fear of aging? I turn 60 in a few months!
- Hidem: How fast is fast? You seem to get super-fast recoveries from your patients most of the time. How about other therapists? How rapidly does the average patient recover>
- Rubens: What you can do when you’re upset but can’t identify any negtaive thoughts?
Next week, our Ask David will focus on questions about relationship conflicts and problems. Rhonda and I have lots of other cool programs planned in upcoming weeks.
Thanks for tuning in today, and over the past months. We will hit one million downloads in a week or two (this is April, 2019). Rhonda, Fabrice, and I deeply appreciate your support!
David and Rhonda
You can reach Dr. Burns at david@feelinggood.com. Dr. Rhonda Barovsky practices in Walnut Creek, California, and can be reached at rbarovsky@aol.com.
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FOUR COOL UPCOMING WORKSHOPS FOR YOU
TEAM-CBT Methods for Anxiety Disorders–
Step-by-Step Training for Therapists
Coming in less than one week. Act fast if you want to reserve a seat!
by David D. Burns, MD and Jill Levitt, PhD
Dr. Jill Levitt and I are offering what I think will be an outstanding workshop on the treatment of anxiety disorders on Sunday, May 19, 2019. IT IS LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY! Our Sunday workshops can be tremendously rewarding, so consider attending if you are interested.
The last Sunday workshop in February was really fun! We are SOLD OUT fin person, but still have spots online, and you can join us from anywhere in the world. Register soon if you are interested, as the online slots are also limited.
THERE WILL BE MANY EXPERT TRAINERS TO GUIDE THE ONLINE PARTICIPANTS DURING THE SMALL GROUP EXERCISES
We will have expert trainers in person as well, including David and Jill!
WHEN: May 19, 2019, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm PST
(11:30 am-7:30 pm EST)
WHERE: Join us live online or in person at the Creekside Inn, Palo Alto, CA.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? $135,
WILL I GET CE CREDITS? YES! 7 CE hours available
WILL I GET CREDIT IN THE TEAM LICENSURE PROGRAM? YES!
Completion of this workshop also counts towards TEAM-CBT Level 1, 2 or 3 Certification
WHO CAN ATTEND? Therapists of all levels are welcome
CAN I REGISTER IF I’M NOT A THERAPIST? Although the workshop is geared for therapists, it will be taught in a clear and basic way that anyone can benefit from.
WILL I HAVE FUN? Yes!
WILL I HAVE GET TO HANG OUT WITH SOME COOL COLLEAGUES? Yes!
WILL I GET AN AWESOME FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH? Yes!
You will love this lively, amusing, and immensely useful day of training with Drs. Burns, Levitt and the Feeling Good Institute Staff. The trainers will use a combination of didactic teaching, live demonstrations, video, and breakout group practice to enhance skill-building.
I’ve noticed through several episodes that you both state the advent of CBT was a significant improvement in the treatment of depression and in this episode you mention it was also helpful in treating your bipolar patients. Yet in this very same episode you state that “no form of psychotherapy has ever performed significantly better than placebo”. I am a bit confused how it is that CBT could have been such a revolutionary change if it is still not even an improvement over placebo and therefore would be on par with psychodynamic therapy and every other form.
In the early days of CBT, we were super excited and everyone thought we’d found “the answer.” This is true of most new “schools” of psychotherapy. Early advocates can get super excited. But over time, I realized that CBT, while wonderful for many people, wasn’t helpful many others. My research and clinical experience pointed to a strong role for motivation and resistance in recovery, a dimension most early and many current therapists, cognitive or otherwise, do not take into account or know how to deal with. That’s why TEAM-CBT has evolved, to refine and strengthen the original Becki an CBT in numerous ways.
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Also, you raised a question on the treatment of bipolar Type I with medications alone vs medications plus good therapy. Such a study would, of course, cost millions of dollars to set up and execute, and I do not know if such a study has ever been published. It might be worth a google search / lit review if you are interested, and if you do, let me know what you find out! Best, david