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Press Release: CNS Los Angeles Introduces Time-Limited Psychotherapy Programs | PRLog

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Psychotherapy is frequently assumed to require significant amounts of time, patience, and financial resources. Located in Los Angeles, CNS Integrated Behavioral Health & Medicine offers a unique option to patients with the S.E.T. Therapy Programs.

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PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 17, 2012 -

A New Era of Treatment in Mental Health: CNSLA introduces time-limited psychotherapy programs.

West Los Angeles, CA – The S.E.T. Therapy Programs are short-term, step-by-step treatments designed for persons struggling with various psychological conditions. This includes programs for adult ADHD, persons who suffer from debilitating Anxiety and Worry, those who are experiencing significant Depression, or those who wish to learn enhanced Relapse Prevention Skills for Addictive Behaviors. These programs emphasize a Solution-oriented, Evidence-based, and Time-limited approach to treatment. Utilizing proven Cognitive-Behavioral techniques, we examine the relationship between how thoughts affect behaviors and emotions. These programs have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing and managing symptoms while increasing overall functioning and a sense of wellbeing.

“What if your therapist told you that there is research indicating significant improvement is achievable within the first 10 sessions of psychotherapy?” says Pablo Noguera, CNS Associate Director. “Based on the S.E.T. model of care, CNS hopes to instill in its patients that it’s possible for change to occur now.”

Kevin Kelley, CNS Clinical Programs Supervisor states, “The S.E.T. Therapy Programs represent state-of-the-art treatment utilizing evidence-based methods. In addition to demonstrated effectiveness, these programs empower patients to have a clear idea of the length, course and cost of treatment. In the S.E.T. Programs, the patient is in the driver’s seat, with a highly skilled clinician as teacher, navigator and guide.”

CNS Integrated Behavioral Health & Medicine is an advanced outpatient practice offering specialized treatment for a variety of psychiatric and behavioral conditions. Patients at CNS have access to virtually all specialists available in the mental health field through one simplified, centralized system. Executive Medical Director Michael Mamoun, M.D., says, “What’s happening at CNS is virtually unprecedented in private practice mental health settings. At the moment, nothing quite like this exists in Los Angeles.”

CNS is based in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found at www.cnsla.com or by contacting CNS at 310-440-9800.

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Press Release: Los Angeles-Based CNS Offers Unique, Comprehensive Care | PRLog

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PRLog (Press Release) – May 22, 2012 -

Modern Approach for New Behavioral Health Center: Los Angeles-based CNS offers unique, comprehensive whole-person care.

West Los Angeles, CA – Psychiatric conditions can cause serious problems in multiple aspects of a person’s life. People in need of mental health care often find themselves seeking various forms of treatment from different specialists in order to fully address their needs and quality of life. Unfortunately, this often results in disconnected and fragmented care. The founding of a new behavioral health practice, CNS Integrated Behavioral Health & Medicine, in Los Angeles, CA, aims to solve this problem.

CNS is an advanced outpatient mental health practice that is based on an innovative model of healthcare: that the best care is provided not by one clinician, but by an integrated team of clinicians and specialists. The staff at CNS includes physicians, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, pharmacists, interventionists, psychotherapists, educational therapists, vocational specialists and exercise physiologists. Executive Medical Director Michael Mamoun, M.D., says, “What’s happening at CNS is virtually unprecedented in private practice mental health settings. At the moment, nothing quite like this exists in Los Angeles.”

“How many times have you wished that all of your doctors were actually talking to each other? What if you could get all of your doctors, your nurse, other specialists, even the radiologist, all to sit down at one table and talk with you? At CNS, that is precisely what we do” says Dr. Mamoun. “Based on our integrated model of care, CNS has been tremendously beneficial in improving our patients’ quality of life. Many of them are saying that they have never felt or functioned better.”

Associate Director Pablo Noguera states, “Our specialists all communicate on a regular basis, are actively involved at the CNS Clinic as well as in the community, and actually sit down together to evaluate and provide feedback both as a clinical team and with the patient. We try to empower our patients to have a voice in their treatment as CNS is able to provide many different options to suit their functioning, needs, and lifestyle.”

CNS is based in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. More information can be found at www.cnsla.com or by contacting CNS at 310-440-9800.

Modern Approach for New Behavioral Health Center: LA-based CNS offers unique, comprehensive care | PRLog.

Body Image in Los Angeles | Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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Body Image in Los Angeles | Body Dysmorphic Disorder 101

Watch CNS Executive Medical Director, Michael Mamoun M.D., discuss B.D.D. and body image in Los Angeles on Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers:

Can dissatisfaction about a perceived body flaw be a sign of a serious psychiatric disorder?

Yes. Body dysmorphic disorder, or B.D.D., is an unusual condition in which people become obsessed about perceived body flaws and repetitively seek extreme actions to change those perceived flaws. Research suggests that approximately 56% of women and 43% of men are dissatisfied with their overall appearance. But, not everyone who dislikes something about their appearance has B.D.D. -– in fact, most don’t.

The skin, hair, and nose are frequent areas of concern in BDD. Given these common areas of obsession in BDD, the fields of dermatology and surgery have extensive literature on BDD. Dermatologists and primary care physicians, non-psychiatric professionals, usually recognize BDD in patients that repeatedly seek cosmetic surgery. The shame associated with BDD prevents people from seeking psychological care. Therefore, BDD is an under-diagnosed and under-treated disorder.

BDD presents challenges to life-functioning, in addition to the issue of self-esteem. Patients may worry about acne, marks, pale skin, balding, or a large nose. Obsessions may manifest as obstructive grooming rituals, such as styling or cutting hair for hours each day.

It may seem that a simple surgery may relieve B.D.D. That’s not the case. Often, one procedure does not eliminate the obsession over a body part, which may remain or be redirected to another bodily feature. Usually, one procedure does not eliminate the desire for more cosmetic surgery. Internal factors associated with B.D.D. remain.

Treatments for B.D.D. attempt to address underlying issues:

  • Cognitive therapy attempts to dispel the false belief about the perceived defect
  • Behavioral therapy works to eliminate compulsion to fix the supposed defect
  • Group or family therapy offers social support, which has been proven to helpful in B.D.D.
  • Medications are also effective treatments, given that B.D.D. is associated with other anxiety disorders. SSRIs help in decreasing obsessions and repetitive behaviors of B.D.D., as well as OCD

These treatments have been proven to be effective in treating B.D.D., especially when multiple methods are used in conjunction.

Learn more about Body Dysmorphic Disorder:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181960/pdf/DialoguesClinNeurosci-12-221.pdf