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Roadmap toward a neuromodulatory treatment for PTSD and anxiety

Society of Clinical Psychology

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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What Is and Is Not a Psychological Treatment?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Psychiatric medications, for example, might address psychological problems but are obviously not psychological treatments. In our article below, we discuss the rationale behind each part of the definition, and list both positive and negative examples of various interventions. Reference/Target Article Tolin, D. Boness, C. Olatunji, B.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

One of the first prominent advances in technology-based interventions is Internet-delivered CBT (I-CBT), which can easily be disseminated, reduces the time needed from trained clinicians dramatically compared to face-to-face treatments (Enander et al., 2016), and has garnered strong initial efficacy data over the years (Andrews et al.,

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Movement for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024: Feeling Safe In Your Body

MQ Mental Health

Compared to the so-called ‘first line’ treatments for the most common mental health conditions, such as psychiatric medication and cognitive behavioural therapy, research is lacking behind on approaches that involve the body to improve mental health. Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder cause my stress levels to be constantly high.

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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. comorbid disorders, family dysfunction), moving the field toward the ultimate goal of person-centered intervention.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Outcomes in Anxiety: We’re Halfway There

Society of Clinical Psychology

Levy, Springer, and Tolin discuss a recent meta-analytic review of remission in CBT for anxiety disorders published in Clinical Psychology Review. . The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders is well established, at least in terms of pre- to post-treatment reductions in anxiety severity.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

In our recently published review in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice , we aimed to identify wearable devices that could plausibly be used in the treatment of anxiety symptoms, examine any supporting evidence for these devices, and consider the implications for using them in clinical practice. Reference Article. L., & Zajac, I.

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