Year: 2014

What Medications are Effective in OCD?

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In previous posts, I’ve written about how cognitive behavioral treatment (specifically, CBT with exposure and response prevention) has been shown to be much more effective in treating obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) than medication. Nevertheless, many people with OCD are still interested in seeing if they can find a medication that will turn down the intensity … Read more

Psychotherapy Changes the Brain, Too: A Look at PTSD Treatment

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It has become fashionable nowadays in psychotherapy circles to talk about neuroscience and interventions that target the brain. Some writers refer to this bias as “neurocentrism,” the notion that our behavior is best explained by locating it in the brain. There’s a treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) … Read more

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Portland Psychotherapy is a clinic, research & training center with a unique business model that funds scientific research. This results in a team of therapists who are exceptionally well-trained and knowledgeable about their areas of specialty.