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Maternal Mental Health: How to Manage the Mental Health Challenges of Being a Mum

Psychological Health Care

In more formal terms, maternal mental health refers to the emotional and psychological well-being of mothers during the prenatal, postpartum, and beyond stages of motherhood. Hormonal changes, physical discomfort and anticipation of the upcoming birth can cause stress and anxiety.

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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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Members in the News – August 29, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kristen Lee is a member of NASW-RI: 3 Ways to Become Psychologically Rich Psychology Today New research shows that the relentless pursuit of happiness might not be yielding the return on investment we’re promised. Granet , licensed clinical social worker at The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California wonders.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

However, these gold-standard CBT treatments remain extremely difficult to access, leaving wide gaps between those who need psychological care and those who actually receive it (Wang et al., is an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a Psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Author Bios.

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What’s on the Menu: A Scoping Review of Decision-Making in Modular Youth Psychotherapies

Society of Clinical Psychology

As an example, consider a young client with social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, a heart condition, and a single parent who is skeptical about the value of psychotherapy. Malia Clark, AB: Malia Clark completed her undergraduate training in psychology and French at Harvard College in 2021.

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Tricky, sticky habits: what are body-focused repetitive behaviours?

Lawson Psychology

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, ADHD, and autism may be more likely to struggle with BFRBs. A common misconception is that BFRBs are simply ‘nervous habits’ that are caused by stress or anxiety. appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology. When do BFRBs become a problem? What causes BFRBs?

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How Can Love Affect Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

People who were sexually active during lockdowns in the Covid-19 pandemic experienced less anxiety and depression whereas lack of sexual activity was linked to higher risk of depression and anxiety. Whether in school, work, community or even in counselling, friendships affect our well-being.