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Women Working In Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

Women Working on Preventions and Interventions Dr Susanne Ahmari, (USA) identified brain activity related to Obsessive behaviours, the first step towards developing new treatments for OCD in 2013. Dr Ethel Nakimuli-Mpungu (Uganda) developed a highly successful intervention for remote communities living with HIV and depression in 2015.

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What is metacognition and what does it have to do with worry and rumination?

Lawson Psychology

While worry is most closely related to anxiety, and rumination to depression, both thinking styles are common part of a wide range of mental-health related problems, including OCD, eating and body image disorders, health anxiety, and even chronic pain. appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology. What is metacognition?

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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. The current gold-standard treatment is structured psychological therapy that includes Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) techniques. appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology.

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High Functioning Anxiety: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment 2023

Blurt It Out

A link between anxiety and depression is often found, as those who struggle with excessive anxiety may also experience depressive symptoms and vice versa. In clinical practice, the term “high-functioning anxiety” is not formally recognized as an official diagnosis. They may come across as having nervous energy.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Our field has accumulated a lot of empirical support for the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating a wide range of mental and behavioral health problems. That said, I-CBT is already becoming antiquated as the ubiquity and convenience of smartphones take hold. How do I-CBT and smartphone-delivered CBT compare?

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Towards rigorous and flexible research designs for personalized psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

As clinical psychotherapists, we know about the dilemma that traditional research methods pose for everyday clinical practice. We then invited methodological and clinical experts to participate in a subsequent Delphi study to condensate their most essential advancements and challenges for psychotherapy research and practice.

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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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