Enhancing Therapeutic Conversations with Sentiment Analysis in Natural Language Processing

• By: Akshat Santhana Gopalan
• October 22nd, 2024
• artificial intelligence, cognitive behavioral therapy, Fall 2024 Issue, mental health, psychotherapy, technology, therapy
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Therapy can greatly enhance an individual’s ability to communicate effectively during challenging times. Therapeutic discussions are essential in mental health care. They play a crucial role in mental health treatment by enabling patients to delve into their emotions, past traumas, and life...

Older Adults and Substance Misuse: Hiding in Plain Sight

• By: Nancy Harvey, LMSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP)
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction treatment, alcohol use, complicated grief, emotional trauma, Fall 2023 Issue, holistic approach, mental healthcare, older adults, pandemic, psychotherapy, social determinants of health, social isolation, substance misuse
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Last winter “Lucy,” an 87-year-old woman, was referred to Service Program for Older People (SPOP) by her primary care doctor. Lucy’s husband had died during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she was struggling with unresolved grief, depression, and panic attacks. A retired teacher, she had enjoyed a...

Destigmatizing Mental Illness: Music Therapy in the Clinical Outpatient Realm

• By: Ariel Avissar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT Joel Layton, BA, CPS South Beach Psychiatric Center
• April 18th, 2023
• mental health stigma, Music Therapy, psychotherapy, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction, treatment
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Destigmatizing mental illness through the power of music in clinical mental health treatment therapy combined with peer support can be beneficial to achieving transformation within the current paradigm in mental health. The effects of stigma are felt most by disregarded communities who tend to be...