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Motivations for Change: The ABPN’s MOC Program

October 1, 2010

Let me say from the outset that this program is still evolving, and what the final agreed upon requirements will look like continues to change, much to everyone’s frustration and to ABPN’s frustration as well.

Zoloft Ineffective for Depression in Heart Failure

October 1, 2010

Section editor, Glen Spielmans, PhD

As we reviewed in the July/August 2009 issue of TCPR (Vol 7, Issue 7), cardiac disease leads to major depression, and, conversely, depression is a risk factor for developing cardiac disease.

SAMe May be Effective Augmentation for Antidepressants

October 1, 2010

Section editor, Glen Spielmans, PhD

SAMe, long a favorite of Italian psychiatrists, has hopped the pond and installed itself as a “natural” remedy for depression in the U.S.

Learning Objectives, Maintenance of Certification, TCPR, October 2010

October 1, 2010

After reading these articles, you should be able to…

How Do Psychotherapy and Medication Change the Brain?

September 1, 2010

Daniel Carlat, MD

We know that for many conditions, both medications and psychotherapy work about equally well. Common sense would dictate that there is some final common pathway of neuropsychiatric change underlying the symptomatic improvements we see. But identifying what is happening in a living human brain is extremely tricky.

The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy

September 1, 2010

Louis Cozolino, PhD

Louis Cozolino. Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA. Author, The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Healing the Social Brain, 2nd Edition, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2010.
Dr. Cozolino has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

About 20 years ago, I was very interested in working with adults who suffered trauma as children, especially those from cult situations or with sadistic parents. From there I became interested in memory and how the brain organizes information.