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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Before you continue reading this blog, take a moment and reflect for one moment: what do you, as a clinical psychologist, use as a criterion for recovery or therapy success? What would it mean for clinical psychology if we maintained an intentional focus on both treating mental illness and promoting mental wellbeing?

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Although considered the gold standard psychological treatment for many mental and behavioral health conditions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) continues to be delivered at rates far below what research and expert recommendations suggest. Training included participation in a 2.5-day

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A Framework to Test Emotion Regulation in the Lab and the Clinic

Society of Clinical Psychology

Improvements in self-efficacy in treatment have predicted improvements in panic symptoms in a trial of CBT (Gallagher et al., Recruiting participants with the full range of psychopathology will further help determine whether these effects vary by levels of clinical severity. . Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.

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3 Focused Steps to Find Emotional Calm during a Storm of Emotions

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

BACKGROUND Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a modality that I often use with my clients. In traditional CBT, we work together to identify thought patterns, and thought content that cause harm or distress. Positive Psychology provides high quality research-based resources to clinical professionals for use with their clients.

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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., 2009; Cahill et al., 2003; Carpender et al.,

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

CBT) than others. Symptoms of depression have been widely studied as moderators of outcomes of CBTs vs. other interventions. In our work, we have found that baseline characteristics moderate treatment outcomes when comparing CBTs to other interventions including: antidepressants (DeRubeis et al.,

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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. 2015), although exposure use in community clinics remains low (Whiteside, Deacon, Benito, & Stewart, 2016). Author Bio.

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