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Can digital technologies improve access to mental healthcare in Nigeria?

MQ Mental Health

There are only 8-10 federal Neuro psychiatric hospitals in the country and when these facilities are available, the average person can’t afford it thereby leaving a larger population to self diagnose themselves with information online. Another barrier is adoption. How many people are aware of these technologies?

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

Society of Clinical Psychology

Consistent with previous work highlighting the importance of adopting a strengths-based framework for minority mental health (e.g., Likewise, interventions for American Indian youth have found that incorporating cultural identity and cultural values have yielded improved outcomes (e.g., American Psychiatric Association.

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Wearable devices as adjuncts in treating anxiety: Weighing up the benefits and risks

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the past, clinicians have generally been able to determine which interventions they introduce in clinical practice, and so it has been possible to select only treatments with adequate empirical support. Psychiatric Services , 69 (5), 498–500. 2018) can be readily adapted for assessing wearables. Nguyen, T.-Q.,

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Costume, Cosplay and Dressing Up: Fashion and Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

So, with Juliette Burton's personal story backed up by research, let’s strip away the layers of misconceptions and adorn ourselves in the facts behind the various facades we can all adopt. Just like an inmate in a prison, those who experience inpatient psychiatric care also might experience a costume of sorts.

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Assertiveness Training: A Forgotten Evidence-Based Treatment

Society of Clinical Psychology

All of that supports the utility of assertiveness training as an important stand-alone clinical intervention. Although a one-time core intervention, assertiveness training has experienced a dramatic decrease in the clinical and therapy research literature. unassertiveness) or an intervention (e.g. saying no).

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

for example, 20% of individuals recall meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) at some point in their lives (Hasin et al., patients who experience better outcomes in other interventions than in CBTs). CBT) than others.

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Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: A Digital Path to Resilience

Relias

In 2020, the American Psychiatric Association noted that? amount of telehealth adoption prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,?some target for interventions.?Thus, Whether your organization chooses to adopt an LMS, EHR, or any other?tool, Rather, provide your staff with training to help them master the technologies you adopt.