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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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Women Working In Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

In 2014, Dr Andrea Reinecke (UK) developed a life changing intervention for panic disorder that combined CBT and a blood pressure drug into a treatment that only needed to be. Dr Ethel Nakimuli-Mpungu (Uganda) developed a highly successful intervention for remote communities living with HIV and depression in 2015.

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

correspondents with a new article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology titled, “Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners with Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. This SCP blog by Karen Slade, Psy.D. 2007; Butler et al.,

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How to Stop Ruminating and Relax Your Mind

Psychological Health Care

While not a mental health condition on its own (it’s a behaviour), it often accompanies conditions such as anxiety , depression or obsessive-compulsive disorders and other mood disorders. Depression or post-partum depression. Rumination can impact your mental health by: Causing or increasing symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

A nervous breakdown, also called mental breakdown, refers to the inability to perform functions of daily life due to intense psychological distress. In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

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Debunking Myths About PTSD

Gateway Foundation

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a medical condition individuals can develop after traumatic experiences. People can develop PTSD from many experiences, including natural disasters, abuse or other life-altering events. Learning the truth about PTSD can help eliminate the stigma and encourage people to seek treatment.

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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?