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Neurobabble Redux: Comments from Dr. Mark Hubble on the Latest Fad in the World of Therapy Spark Comment and Controversy

April 8, 2010 By scottdm 2 Comments

 


Last week, my long time colleague and friend, Dr. Mark Hubble blogged
about the current interest of non-medically trained therapists in the so-called “neurobiology of human behavior.”  In my intro to his post, I “worried” out loud about the field’s tendency to search for legitimacy by aligning with the medical model.  Over the years, psychotherapy has flirted with biology, physics, religion, philosophy, chaos, and “energy meridians” as both the cause of what ails people and and the source of psychotherapy’s effectiveness.

For whatever reason, biological explanations have always had particular cachet in the world of psychotherapy.  When I first entered the field, the “dexamethasone suppression test” was being touted as the first “blood test” for depression.  Some twenty years on, its hard to remember the hope and excitement surrounding the DST.

Another long-time friend and colleague, psychologist Michael Valentine is fond of citing the many problems–social, physical, and otherwise–attributed to genetics (including but not limited to: anxiety, depression, addictions, promiscuity, completed suicides, thrill seeking obscene phone calls, smoking, gambling, and the amount of time one spends watching TV) for which there is either: (a) precious little or inconsistent evidence; or (b) the variance attributable to genetics is small and insignificant compared to size and scope of the problem.

In any event, I wanted to let readers know that response to Mark’s post has been unusually strong.  The numerous comments can be found on the syndicated version of my blog at the International Center for Clinical Excellence.  Don’t miss them!

Filed Under: Behavioral Health Tagged With: behavioral health, brief therapy, dexamethasone suppression test, icce, mark hubble, meta-analysis, Michael Valentine, psychotherapy, public behavioral health

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  1. Nada says

    February 18, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    I just wish they would come up with a treatment for anxiety attacks… I’ve seen numerous doctors and psychologists, and I’m yet to find a way to keep anxiety away from me. So far, I’ve had best results by improving my diet and getting more exercise. It’s amazing how our physical and mental well-being are deeply connected.

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  2. Dillip says

    October 5, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    Depression, anxiety and many more mental problems are of complex origin. It may be caused due to social or personal circumstances. Medicines and other medical approach may only subside the symptoms but still the cause remains there. so a combined approach is needed to solve this. But in my view mind control is the real solution for all such mental problems as these are nothing but the reactions by mind in one way or other. So if we control our mind and change our attitude, we will have no problem how to overcome social anxiety

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