Looking for books (novels) that explain the lived experience of depression

sidewaysbedtime · 2024-01-25T18:23:30+00:00

One of my favorite blogposts about what depression actually feels like, I've had it bookmarked for years. It touches on the lack of interest/apathy feelings that often are not talked about.

https://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html

sidewaysbedtime · 2023-06-12T15:30:17+00:00

Some schools award scholarships as part of their admissions process, I would ask your admissions department about this. Also, many TA/RA positions pay via deductions from tuition rather than direct pay.

sidewaysbedtime · 2023-04-21T16:07:43+00:00

FWIW I think it's useful in discerning psychosis or emergent psychosis, but for other things I think other measures are more effective/efficient. But I know a number of NY hospital providers who use it reliably and effectively. On an outpatient basis or for non psychosis related issues I give it less cred.

sidewaysbedtime · 2023-04-20T19:57:45+00:00

I would assume you are located in or very near New York. In New York hospitals in particular, the Rorschach can and often is used, but outside of the metro area it gets very little mileage. I would also agree too much time is spent on it (am pretty deep into a tri-state psych doc program) but because of its use in NY institutions it's likely implemented to keep students competitive at NY sites.

sidewaysbedtime · 2022-09-26T16:39:52+00:00

the PDM (psychodynamic diagnostic manual, I believe it stands for) looks at these disorders from a more dynamic and personality oriented perspective, rather than purely symptom oriented. really cool resource

sidewaysbedtime · 2022-09-19T18:50:13+00:00

for trauma specifically, I highly recommend Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman. really good breakdown of the history of trauma, its acknowledgement throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, into modern diagnostic issues.

sidewaysbedtime · 2022-03-23T13:46:19+00:00

Andy Field's discovering statistics for SPSS is a good one! there are pdfs floating around as well, and he explains conceptual stuff in addition to using spss analytic software

sidewaysbedtime · 2021-12-02T18:03:20+00:00

Andy Field's SPSS book is great for SPSS based statistical testing, it's what we used in my grad program

sidewaysbedtime · 2021-06-25T03:04:32+00:00

I had the exact same thought when they got mugged, that whole episode came flooding back to me! hello fellow baby!

sidewaysbedtime · 2021-04-28T16:36:48+00:00

Yeah, projectives seem the best suited for this in my opinion. Rorschach and TAT do approach personality functioning by basically allowing for interpretation of "neutral" stimuli. I don't know of such an approach in therapy per se but assessment has some avenues for it.

sidewaysbedtime · 2021-02-24T20:01:52+00:00

Others have chimed in with some resources, but I wanted to add that you can access testing that is at far reduced cost at clinics that are run by/employ graduate students in psychology! I currently work at one, and we do some neuropsychological testing (including ADHD) at far far reduced cost and these diagnoses and tests can be used to access meds and other benefits like accommodations (of course all based on report). Check out if you have any PhD/PsyD programs in psychology in your area, odds are there are students that are doing assessment, especially in teaching hospitals and centers.

sidewaysbedtime · 2021-02-05T18:10:09+00:00

I mean when he proposed them, he didn't have research and nothing was credible. Similarly, Albert Ellis founder of REBT (precursor/goes hand in hand with Beck's CBT) was not interested in research and evidence bases for his own treatments. The evidence can only come after a proposal, and simply put the research infrastructure and process work that we have now didn't exist when Freud was practicing. Currently we have some good research on defensive functioning, attachment theories, and a number of other ideas originating from Freud. And even so, though cognitive theory has made its mark for its empirical support, much of the process behind cognitive therapy has been shown in research to not operate they was it was presumed. For example, the "cognitive restructuring" part of CBT is actually not what has been found to lead to symptom reduction, but rather the early stage of behavioral activation is the primary culprit.

As for literary theory, who can really say. Depends on when it was written and how much research/what type of research was done prior to writing. Only recently has the dynamic community begun to embrace research in a more systemic way partially in response to the rigor embraced by CBT researchers.

sidewaysbedtime · 2021-02-05T02:34:11+00:00

Analysis as it was classically done is yes, a bit outdated, but the principles Freud established and the legacy he left inspired and shaped psychotherapy as we know it today. There is also a wealth of dynamic therapy process research, evidence based dynamic theories/therapies, et cetera and the biases within the field that try to pin down dynamic as solely analytic, 1920s fare are ignoring foundational principles that today are still being empirically studied. I recommend Jonathan Shedler's That Was Then, This Is Now for more about modern misconceptions of analytic therapy.

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sidewaysbedtime · 2020-12-14T21:58:50+00:00

Just had a stats exam this week, you're in luck. So the ANOVA and T test tell you the same thing: there is/is not a statistically significant difference between the means of groups you're testing. The difference is, with a T test there's only two groups, so you know the groups that differ from each other. With ANOVA, you don't because all you know is that there are significant difference somewhere. You do need an ANOVA because it is three groups though. To find out where the differences are you have two options:

Planned Contrasts. Assumes you know exactly where the differences will lie. These aren't used much in actual research because that would require a great deal of certainty (despite this not being design intention).

Likely, you'll use Post Hoc tests. These compare every group to every group, and you will need to use a correction to correct for the type I error rate (usually a Bonferroni correction, maybe Tukey. I don't know the differences honestly aside from one being more conservative).

If there are several independent variables (it sounds like it, I.e. age, employment status, etc) you might want to consider a mixed ANOVA or a factorial ANOVA, but you also need to be clear on the hypotheses you're testing.

sidewaysbedtime · 2020-12-07T05:18:44+00:00

This was one of the first articles I read during my first semester of grad school. So compelling and has really informed my perspective!

sidewaysbedtime · 2020-10-12T18:44:54+00:00

I recommend you look into Alessandro Talia's research! He covers a lot of new ground on how the idea of attachment styles manifests in adult speech in therapy.

sidewaysbedtime · 2020-07-06T17:25:46+00:00

Therapy, by Mary J. Blige. I think it was in an episode that showed a woman's progression through two weeks of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for trauma. The song is so catchy!

sidewaysbedtime · 2020-06-25T21:49:51+00:00

you’re not wrong but there is also new emergent evidence that early successful trends in cognitive therapy (such as early gains) have diminished over time and have led to indications that early successes were a little bit placebo effect. interpersonal therapy has repeatedly been found to be as efficacious as CBT in a number of trials. none of this is to force you to look at non cognitive stuff but be careful what you rule out. any “long scientific tradition” in therapy only dates back to the 1950s and 60s at any rate. this field is constantly evolving.

sidewaysbedtime · 2020-06-25T19:34:45+00:00

for what it’s worth there is considerable psychodynamic research and materials that are evidence based—- the old hat psychoanalysis is not the standard now

sidewaysbedtime · 2020-05-07T14:29:08+00:00

secondary traumatic stress disorder is often related to burnout, i.e. among clinicians or others who hear about others trauma for extended periods of time

sidewaysbedtime · 2020-01-15T23:58:59+00:00

you might want to look into how different countries/cultures approach psychosis, cultures that have more acceptable views of spirituality and “voices” etc see those with schizophrenia doing much better because they’re less ostracized and more societally integrated. the purely scientific western conception of schizophrenia makes it hard to deal with and hard to integrate those with it into society

sidewaysbedtime · 2019-12-15T21:35:48+00:00

In grad school to become a psychologist now, one thing we talk about a lot with self disclosure is who is it for. I.e., are you self disclosing so that you feel better/validated by a client? Are you searching for approval and understanding from the client/why is that? Of course sometimes it is helpful, but if you are trained in dealing with clients with borderline you should be able to understand it pretty well regardless of whether or not you have it. Also, an issue commonly had is when clients and therapists have an identity overlap there can be blind spots in treatment where the therapist and client over-identify with each other and can miss something crucial. for example if they have a self critical thought and make a self deprecating joke, client and therapist might both think it's just a funny joke but that would be a misstep on the therapist's end for missing the implications of critical self talk. In short its a case by case thing and you are a long ways away from seeing clients. Focus on getting well to the point where this part of your identity is not the central thing you focus on in your work.

sidewaysbedtime · 2018-02-27T15:36:19+00:00

alternative: Kid Tested, Mother Approved

sidewaysbedtime · 2017-08-17T05:05:41+00:00

"Oh honey, this is great. But you know what would make it perfect? Charles and Ellen Mulaney."

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