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Serotonin Syndrome – The Overlooked Killer

by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes | Jul 13, 2017

Serotonin Syndrome is a life threatening condition which can be cause by over use of one or more over the counter or prescription medications. The most terrifying thing about Serotonin Syndrome is that it only takes one instance to occur. That is, it is not something...

Detecting and Treating Suicide Ideation: Preventing Sentinel Events

by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes | Jul 11, 2017

Identifying and effectively identifying when patients are a significant danger to themselves or others has proven to be somewhat tricky, even for the most seasoned professionals. Those “Life-pact” contracts you were told about in college are likely not...

Using a Strengths Based Approach to Treating Anxiety

by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes | Jul 10, 2017

Using a Strengths-Based Biopsychosocial Approach to Addressing Anxiety Anxiety can be debilitating. Whether it is acute panic or low-grade chronic stress/anxiety erodes your energy and ability to concentrate. Additionally, it is a major trigger for: Addiction...

Distress Tolerance Group Activities

by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes | Jul 10, 2017

Distress Tolerance: Learning to Accept Life on Life's Terms In the post on emotion regulation you read about how, when people become emotionally dysregulated, they use energy toiling over something and trying to “unfeel” an unpleasant emotion. That...

Emotion Regulation: Preventing Vulnerabilities in Self, Staff and Clients

by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes | Jul 7, 2017

Emotion Regulation | Why is it important? Emotion regulation helps people prevent unnecessary emotional upset, and recover more quickly from emotional upset when it does occur. When someone is emotionally dysregulated it is difficult for them to concentrate, think...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Groups

by Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes | May 30, 2017

Cognitive Distortions Group Idea 1: Write 3 examples of a distortion on a flip-chart sheet and post it around the room. Do this for each cognitive distortion. Have each client or small group go around the room and… Identify ways of dealing with the distress...

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