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Additional treatment options include other types of talk therapy, medications, or a combination of treatments.
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Ashley Olivine, Ph.d., Mph, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025
Behavioral Therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a talk therapy that teaches you to be more aware of your thought patterns and their impact on your emotions.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
During last week’s meeting, the advisory committee reviewed data from two phase 3 trials, which found that PTSD patients who got three doses of MDMA over about 4 months of talk therapy saw significantly greater improvements in symptoms than those who only received therapy.
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science.org, 3 July 2024
Antidepressants and talk therapy are effective in treating SAD as well.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
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“Talk therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20therapy. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
talk therapy
noun
: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient
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