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What are the latest developments in research into depression?

MQ Mental Health

Michael Browning , Professor of Computational Psychiatry at Oxford University talked about his research into the mechanisms and treatment for depression, and his work running a clinic for people with depression that is difficult to treat. In early and pilot trials, we're showing it looks like it has promising effects compared to CBT.”

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Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers

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Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have specialized in psychiatry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). One of the most popular forms of therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. . One of the main benefits of CBT is that it tends to be “time-limited” in the sense that it isn’t meant to be a long-term therapy.

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that develops in childhood and lasts into adulthood. A common quote is that ADHD is “a disorder of not doing what you know.” Social workers can familiarize themselves with evidence-based practices like CBT or DBT.

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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. comorbid disorders, family dysfunction), moving the field toward the ultimate goal of person-centered intervention.

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Teen Cutting

Beautiful Voyager

A meta-analytic study from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of self-harm in adolescents across 41 countries. Dialectical Behavior Therapy Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a psychotherapy that is based on CBT.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

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In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

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Synthesizing Findings on Cognitive Flexibility and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

Society of Clinical Psychology

boys with adjustment disorders). is a clinical psychologist and faculty in the University of Utah’s department of psychiatry. Her program of research is focused on improving health outcomes for those vulnerable to self-inflicted injury (SII), borderline personality disorder (BPD), and suicide. Kaufman (Ph.D.) Diamond, A.