Emily is put under the care of a freshly minted psychologist who swamps her with "moony empathy" and is moved to frequent tears by her plight: "My parents, we acknowledged in therapy, had rejected and abandoned me.
Although a variable response to medications has long been acknowledged, drug therapy has generally employed a broad treatment approach to a heterogeneous group of patients instead of a unique treatment approach to an individual patient.
While acknowledging that therapy isn't for everyone, she valued therapy and worked hard.
It started with the November/December issue of the trade magazine The Psychotherapy Networker and its cover package, "Who's Afraid of Couples Therapy?" "It's widely acknowledged that couples therapy is the most challenging," says Richard Simon, the magazine's editor.
Army regulation stands in sharp contrast to the policies of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and the Endocrine Society, all of which acknowledge hormone therapy as an effective treatment for people who need to transition because of gender dysphoria.
Anne Paulk, whose ex-husband John recently renounced the ex-gay movement and acknowledged that reparative therapy practices are harmful, told "Joni Table Talk" host Joni Lamb that she believed many lesbians had been exposed to sexual abuse by a male authoritative figure early on in their lives.
Problems with treatment compliance were acknowledged and the therapy was subsequently terminated.
At the same time, music therapists and staff acknowledged implementing music therapy in care home settings was not always straightforward.
It is widely acknowledged that metformin therapy is beneficial in treating type 2 diabetes and should be made available to as many patients as possible.
Some patients acknowledged that oral therapy would benefit those who are averse to needles, however, needles did not bother most of the patients interviewed: "...needles don't bother me, because – well, I don't know.
