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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

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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., in an early session of psychotherapy. Bennemann, B.,

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

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Buss, BS; Robinson De Jesús-Romero, BA, MsC; Allison Peipert, BS; Isabella Starvaggi, BS Psychotherapy research in the 21st century Mental disorders account for a substantial proportion of the disability attributable to health conditions (Whiteford et al., Although CBTs are effective, many individuals remain symptomatic after treatment.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety: An Overview and Future Directions

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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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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

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cultural socialization, or emphasizing cultural pride and heritage) have been identified as important treatment targets in interventions that were specifically designed with and for African American families (e.g., American Psychiatric Association. Journal of psychiatric research , 47 (1), 56-63. Similar constructs (e.g.,

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

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The most effective approaches being cognitive – behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapies which both moderately improve depression and anxiety symptomology. When the same interventions are compared with prisoners who received a different form of treatment or Treatment-As-Usual, the improvements were less clear.

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Assertiveness Training: A Forgotten Evidence-Based Treatment

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Although psychotherapy has been in existence for over a century, the field has struggled to build upon research findings with consistent, accumulating evidence. All of that supports the utility of assertiveness training as an important stand-alone clinical intervention. unassertiveness) or an intervention (e.g. saying no).