Why Some Patients Have Difficulty Recognizing Progress in Their Own Mental Health Journey

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It’s more common than most people realize: Someone finishes a month of treatment and says, “I don’t think it’s working.” But when a clinician pulls up their intake scores, the numbers tell a different story. Progress happened, but the patient just couldn’t see it. That gap between actual improvement and perceived improvement isn’t a character […]