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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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High Functioning Anxiety: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment 2023

Blurt It Out

In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, many individuals experience anxiety. However, a specific type of anxiety often goes unnoticed: high-functioning anxiety. Furthermore, it will explore various treatment options for high-functioning anxiety. What Is High-Functioning Anxiety?

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Am I Crazy? Anxiety Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Stop Abuse Campaign

Did you know that over 40 million adults and seven percent of children suffer anxiety? This May, the Mental Health Awareness month, we’re addressing anxiety symptoms, causes, and treatments, so that you can help yourself and those you care about if you’re struggling with anxiety. What is anxiety? What causes anxiety?

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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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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). And now the example. The first thing I want to note is that the projection of will is, in a sense, quietly abusive.

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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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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., Intergroup anxiety: A person situational approach. Academic Press.

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