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Guest Post: Interview with Merryl Hammond, PD; Author of Mad Like Me and Navigating Bipolar Country

Bipolar Bandit

Interview with Merryl Hammond, PhD, Editor of Navigating Bipolar Country and author of Mad Like Me Q: To start, could you tell us a bit about your background and work, Merryl? When she saw me in hypomania, she immediately referred me to a clinic for assessment. A: It was 2008; I was 51 and menopausal. A: Thankfully, no.

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

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., 2009; Cahill et al., 2003; Carpender et al.,

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Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or Your Child

Parenthood Understood

A brief list: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor (LCSW-S). These therapists might be in a clinic, a non-profit, or in private practice. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Interview potential therapists! Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

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Genogram in Social Work: Worth a Thousand Words?

Social Work Haven

When using genograms in social work practice, the following best practices are recommended: Consult with family members as they have details of significant events. Ensure your interviews are person centred to help you create a genogram client-centred diagram. North West Coast Strategic Clinical Networks and Senate. New York: W.W

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Increasing access to high-fidelity Cognitive Therapy for underserved populations

Society of Clinical Psychology

Guest blog author Dr. Torrey Creed discusses a recently published article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology focused on implementing trans diagnostic cognitive therapy in diverse community settings with the Beck Community Initiative. Hofmann et al., Hofmann et al., 2005; Creed, Stirman, Evans, & Beck, 2014).

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

for example, 20% of individuals recall meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) at some point in their lives (Hasin et al., References American Psychiatric Association. In the United States (U.S.), Barkham, M.,

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what's love got to do with it?

Clinical Philosophy

Therapy may look like something which it makes sense to pay for if it’s dressed up as something technical - as if the patient is merely consulting for the therapist’s skill or knowledge. Consider Maya Abbott, a ‘tall, dark, attractive woman of twenty-eight’ who has spent 9 of the last 10 years in a psychiatric hospital. Nobody visits.