This time, the interview focuses on a non-medication therapy for O.C.D. featuring Dr. Jenny Yip. The interview covers CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy), the use of medications vs. non medicated approach, kids in drug trials, and the risks and side effects of using standard medication treatment for O.C.D. which is the use of SSRI's.
She discusses how doing the "work" for CBT is beneficial for long term positive outcome vs. short term relief using medications.
She uses exposure therapy and includes the family when working with children. Dr. Yip's web site is here. She says in the interview they sponsor the clinical trials which as a result offers free treatment for use of the trial participant's data, and they take no pharma money for funding of which she comments, "we're probably taking patients away from them".(pharma)by not using medications in their treatment or study trials.
Dr. Yip says many patients "want just a pill to fix them" and are not familiar with SSRI side effects; "if you want that quick fix, you can take it, but it won't go away" you have to put in effort, and hard work for exposure therapy to be successful.
There are pediatric studies that use CBT, not drugs in the trial for O.C.D., which Dr. Yip emphasizes has very minimal risk vs. a medication based study and treatment.
I'm glad to see alternative therapies offered to kids and adults that are not medication based, which I believe is a good place to start before adding any medications.
Dr. Yip says many patients "want just a pill to fix them" and are not familiar with SSRI side effects; "if you want that quick fix, you can take it, but it won't go away" you have to put in effort, and hard work for exposure therapy to be successful.
There are pediatric studies that use CBT, not drugs in the trial for O.C.D., which Dr. Yip emphasizes has very minimal risk vs. a medication based study and treatment.
I'm glad to see alternative therapies offered to kids and adults that are not medication based, which I believe is a good place to start before adding any medications.
Dr. Yip also states in the interview that CBT works for depression, bipolar, and mood disorders, though she said she believes CBT and medications would be necessary for Schizophrenia.
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*Disclosure: Dan Sfera asked me to review this video interview, and after watching I thought it might be of interest to my readers. Sfera's business is in the clinical drug trial arena, but on his website(s) as you can see he offers all sides/views and is willing and eager to interview patients, doctors, anyone who has had poor results using the medications, etc. Contact him if you want an interview to tell your story about your psych med experience, good or bad.
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*Disclosure: Dan Sfera asked me to review this video interview, and after watching I thought it might be of interest to my readers. Sfera's business is in the clinical drug trial arena, but on his website(s) as you can see he offers all sides/views and is willing and eager to interview patients, doctors, anyone who has had poor results using the medications, etc. Contact him if you want an interview to tell your story about your psych med experience, good or bad.
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