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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD impacts millions of people in the United States. According to the National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about seven or eight of every 100 people will experience PTSD in their lifetime.”

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

Trauma exposure takes a toll on societies and individuals, leading to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a sizable minority of individuals (Magruder et al., As such, intervening on memory-related processes has been a key focus when treating PTSD. 2015; Kilpatrick et al., Bomyea et al., 2016; van Marle, 2015).

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., Augmentation of PTSD treatments is particularly appealing to both clinicians and trauma survivors for several reasons. Combine two standard PTSD treatments.

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Roadmap toward a neuromodulatory treatment for PTSD and anxiety

Society of Clinical Psychology

Given the success of these treatments and the high comorbidity between depression and anxiety, researchers have begun to extend the use cases of these protocols to individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Kozel et al., 2018) and PTSD (Philip et al., 2018) and anxiety (Diefenbach, Bragdon, et al., Balderston et al.,

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Realizing the Promise: Strategic Dissemination and Implementation of CBT in Public and Private Health Care Systems

Society of Clinical Psychology

Within clinical psychology, in particular, there has been a preoccupation on developing efficacious interventions, with almost no historical focus on the methods or mechanisms for how to implement treatments and promote their uptake (Karlin, in press). Training included participation in a 2.5-day

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

Question: When it comes to diagnosing, we see that Black/African Americans have higher rates of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, where instead the diagnoses should be PTSD or MDD. We can also have a system of checks and balances in place, where peers review our diagnoses or have peer consultation regarding diagnoses.

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Diversity Spotlight: Jessica R. LoPresti, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

LoPresti , licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. LoPresti, PhD first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology. The current spotlight focuses on the specific contributions of Dr. Jessica R. Dr. LoPresti received her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts in Boston.