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interpersonal psychotherapy
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- In mental disorder: Interpersonal psychotherapy
Interpersonal therapies help patients understand their symptoms in terms of the impact they have on others (and, in turn, on themselves); they also help patients develop interpersonal styles and communication behaviors that are more direct and effective. In this regard, interpersonal therapies are…
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treatment of bulimia nervosa
- In bulimia nervosa
…nervosa are antidepressant medications and interpersonal psychotherapy, a psychological technique that focuses on changing the way in which the patient relates to other people. These two alternatives, however, are generally considered to be secondary treatments, because the benefits of antidepressant medications often last only as long as the medication continues…
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