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Roadmap toward a neuromodulatory treatment for PTSD and anxiety

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by Nicholas L Balderston Anxiety disorders are among the most diagnosed classes of mental disorders with 1 in 5 individuals meeting criteria for an anxiety disorder within a given year in the US (Kessler & Chiu, 2005). For these reasons and others, anxiety disorders cost the US economy billions of dollars per year (Vos et al.,

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Trauma exposure takes a toll on societies and individuals, leading to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a sizable minority of individuals (Magruder et al., As such, intervening on memory-related processes has been a key focus when treating PTSD. 2015; Kilpatrick et al., Bomyea et al., 2016; van Marle, 2015).

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Members in the News – August 11, 2023

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Robin Bilazarian is a member of NASW-NJ: It Turns Out, Washing Your Face Can Benefit Your Brain Mind Body Green As licensed clinical social worker and master EFT trainer Robin Bilazarian, LCSW, DCEP , previously told mbg , “When we are agitated or stressed out, everything about us is robbing blood to go to major muscles.”

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

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Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., Augmentation of PTSD treatments is particularly appealing to both clinicians and trauma survivors for several reasons. Combine two standard PTSD treatments.

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Realizing the Promise: Strategic Dissemination and Implementation of CBT in Public and Private Health Care Systems

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Indeed, recent estimates suggest that as few as 5 percent of individuals with depression or anxiety receive CBT or other evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP). Despite the enduring under-use of CBT and other EBPs, psychopharmacotherapy for depression and anxiety has witnessed a dramatic increase in recent years.

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

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correspondents with a new article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology titled, “Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners with Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. What implications might this have on the lack of sustained improvement in depression and anxiety?

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Treatment Considerations for Undocumented Patients

Society of Clinical Psychology

This SCP Blog is written by David Talavera, a Clinical Psychology PhD candidate at the University of Houston who is completing his predoctoral internship at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. So what can we as clinicians do to make therapy more comfortable and less anxiety provoking for the undocumented individuals we see?