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Reflections from Fifty Years of Practice

Essays and clinical reflections from Dr. Hartman, a psychoanalyst in Washington, DC, on psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and the emotional lives of the people he has worked with.

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What Is Anxiety? Symptoms, Types and Treatment

A complete guide to anxiety and anxiety disorders, symptoms, types, diagnosis and treatment options, including where a psychoanalytic understanding of anxiety fits in.

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Guide

Psychodynamic Therapy vs CBT: How to Choose

Two respected treatments aimed at two different targets. What each actually does in the room, which one fits which problem, and the questions worth asking a therapist before you book.

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Guide

Couples Therapy vs Marriage Counseling: What Actually Works

They are one treatment. How to match the method to your problem, check a therapist’s real training, and know when a joint session is the wrong first step.

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Guide

How to Deal With Depression: What Actually Helps

A practical guide to depression, what the symptoms feel like, what causes them, which treatments have evidence behind them, and the small daily changes that make every other treatment work better.

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