How Conspiracy Theories Work
Arguing with believers about the merits of a pet conspiracy theory is ordinarily a waste of time. It's too easy to ignore or discount any evidence that contradicts their beliefs.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 7, 2021 | In the News | 0 |
Arguing with believers about the merits of a pet conspiracy theory is ordinarily a waste of time. It's too easy to ignore or discount any evidence that contradicts their beliefs.
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 2, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 17, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 14, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 19, 2019 | In the News | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 3, 2017 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 13, 2017 | Addiction | 0 |
Isn’t that a bit like the drinker who insists he’s fine except that he just drinks a whole lot more than other people?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 16, 2015 | Public Health, Public Policy | 0 |
It makes little sense to criticize our “system” of mental health care, when it’s only a system in some places. In the national sense, it isn’t a system at all, and never has been.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 15, 2013 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
In spite of the advances, science still struggles to understand the disease process that underlies most disorders.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 18, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
In a sense we’re just describing disorders that we only partly understand.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 13, 2013 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
As a general rule, the better the causes of a disease are understood, the more effective the treatments will be.
Read Moreby Cecile | Jan 16, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians, People in Recovery | 1 |
Language– the words we choose for our self-talk– has a powerful influence on our brain function. Words can help us re-shape the cycle of feelings, impulses, and behaviors.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 18, 2012 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Therapy we might see as fiddling with the ‘software’. Not so different from treating a chronic disease such as diabetes, where education and counseling improve outcomes.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 17, 2012 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Another common criticism is that the diagnostic system dehumanizes clinical care, leading us to think about disorders rather than people.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 28, 2012 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles, Programs | 0 |
The key to treatment success is an integrated approach: One treatment team treats both illnesses using an integrated treatment plan.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 23, 2012 | Addiction Clinicians, Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |
It may help in understanding how the problems that plague some of us throughout life may have come about. And hopefully, in doing so, remove a bit the shame and stigma that often accompanies such problems.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 16, 2012 | Addiction Clinicians, Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |
Diabetics and heart patients are asked to make changes in lifestyle to reduce the risk of future crisis. Therapy is sometimes used to support those changes.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 13, 2011 | Programs | 0 |
The key question involves which part of the COD population you’re going to serve. It’s not really a homogeneous group.
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