Interpersonal Intervention Types

For this section, complete the following readings:

• Psychotherapy

  • Friendship Bench Intro (12 min video)

  • What Makes Psychotherapy Work? - Mark Rootenberg  (19 min video) [for more see Scott Miller podcast in optional content]

  • Meta-Analysis - Online Therapy Equal to In-Person Therapy in Effectiveness https://www.cmaj.ca/content/196/10/E327 (5 min - abstract only)

• Psychopharmacology

  • How effective are SSRIs? - Scott Siskind - Sections 1-3 (8 min text)

  • Depression: How effective are antidepressants? - National Library of Medicine (10 min text) 

• Depression Treatments Summaries by Scott Alexander (15 min - no need to focus on the hyper specifics)

  • 2.1 lifestyle changes, diet, exercise, sunlight, 

  • 2.2 psychotherapy

  • 2.5 alternative treatments UV light, TMS, Electroconvulsive therapy

• Pick one reading from this list

  • Meditation:

    • Progress or Pathology? Differential Diagnosis and Intervention Criteria for Meditation-Related Challenges

  • Positive Psychology:

    • Positive Psychology - Introduction by Martin Seligman (23 min)

  • Flow States:

    • Flow state book summary

  • Psychedelics:

    • Everything you need to know about Psychedelics and Mental Illness (10 min)

  • Embodied practices:

    • Embodiment and Flow with John Vervaeke, Schuyler Brown, Rafe Kelley and more - rebel wisdom

  • Exposure Therapy:

    • A Cure For Fear - Documentary on an experimental treatment

  • Ultrasound and Meditation:

    • Hacking enlightenment: can ultrasound help you transcend reality?. (9 min)