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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Over about the last 50 years, clinical research has proven without a doubt that psychotherapy significantly alleviates the symptoms of a wide range of mental illnesses, for example, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addictions (Lutz et al., in an early session of psychotherapy.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety: An Overview and Future Directions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), deemed a “well-established” intervention for the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety (Hollon & Beck, 2013), typically addresses anxiety using a two-pronged approach. Further work is also needed to increase long-term efficacy of youth anxiety treatment. 2005; Peris et al., Author Bio.

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2022 International Women’s Day

MQ Mental Health

She has now gone on to become a research consultant for the NSPCC, has received several national and international awards for her work and is now a Reader in Developmental Psychopathology at Kings College London. Whilst she was an MQ Fellow Helen published 14 peer reviewed papers.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

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. Nevertheless, there is evidence that psychological treatments can run well in prisons.

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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

Society of Clinical Psychology

It becomes particularly problematic to reproduce these forms of microaggressive behavior in consultation or therapy. centering all consultation on marginalized identities alone (e.g., centering all consultation on marginalized identities alone (e.g., Journal of Clinical Psychology. American Psychological Association.

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Mental wellbeing can, and should, be assessed in clinical samples

Society of Clinical Psychology

What would it mean for clinical psychology if we maintained an intentional focus on both treating mental illness and promoting mental wellbeing? While the integration of wellbeing into clinical psychology has come a long way, more work is needed before this approach will be widely adopted and even including into clinical training programs.

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psychotherapy's moral bite: on deactivating the projection of will

Clinical Philosophy

It's from a recent blogpost by Jon Frederikson ; Frederikson is a particularly lucid and thoughtful exponent of ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy). Being 'the adult in the room' is not, we might say, simply a matter of having a certain psychological maturity. And now the example.