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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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Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective as a Standalone Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? An Evaluation Using the Tolin Criteria

Society of Clinical Psychology

How do we know if psychological treatments are effective? we must first answer the following: “How do we delineate effectiveness from non-effectiveness in evaluating psychological treatments?” Luckily, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association (APA) has an answer for us! Enter: the APA’s “Tolin Criteria.”

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Understanding how people regulate their emotions well is a key question of interest for both basic and applied psychology researchers. Improvements in self-efficacy in treatment have predicted improvements in panic symptoms in a trial of CBT (Gallagher et al., Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 12; Cheng et al.,

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Behavioral interventions in community settings for Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

The current study examined the effect of early BI when delivered in routine clinical care. Third, how do the treatments delivered in routine clinical care fare in comparison to efficacy studies (i.e., What barriers may exist for implementing behavioral interventions in routine clinical care? age below 5 years)?

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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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Emotion Regulation Strategies and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents: Insights from a Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

On the other hand, adaptive emotion regulation strategies like acceptance, cognitive reappraisal and problem-solving are central skills being taught and trained in modern Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for various kinds of mental health problems. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Advance online publication.

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What is Schema Therapy? An overview and what to expect

Lawson Psychology

An overview and what to expect In the realm of psychological interventions, Schema Therapy has as a reputation as a holistic approach that addresses deep-seated emotional patterns and entrenched belief systems. What on earth is a schema?